B4. Supporting Research Study Management and Delivery B4.1. Research study Is unaware of what Is aware of what Is able to advise Is able to work with Establishes a system set-up. needs to be in place needs to be in place researchers on what needs researchers to ensure which ensures prompt before a research before recruitment to be in place before that set up processes study set up (post study can start can start. recruitment can start. are completed in a approval) and research recruiting. timely way and allow a team readiness to start prompt start to recruitment. recruitment. B4.2 First patient first Is unaware of the Is aware of the first Is able to remind and Is able to engage with Establishes a system for visit metric. time within which patient metric but is advise researchers on how the research team to recording and reporting the first patient not part of their role. to ensure patients are ensure patients are the first patient into a should be recruited. available to a study available and meet the study. Delegates the through robust feasibility. study criteria. Reports delivery of the system. on first patient metric results. B4.3 Meeting the NIHR Is unaware of the Is aware of the NIHR Is aware of the NIHR Is able to implement Works with senior staff metrics and contract NIHR metrics and metrics and contract metrics and contract processes and solutions to develop the strategy benchmarks. contract benchmark benchmark requirements that allow the to meet the NIHR metrics benchmarks. requirements at team and their wider organisation and and contract benchmark level but not of any importance and impact investigators to meet requirements and wider implications. and is able to advise the NIHR metrics and communicates the others. contract benchmark impact of metrics on the requirements. organisation.
B4. Supporting Research Study Management and Delivery B4.1. Research study set-up. Is unaware of what needs to be in place before a research study can start recruiting. Is aware of what needs to be in place before recruitment can start. Is able to advise researchers on what needs to be in place before recruitment can start. Is able to work with researchers to ensure that set up processes are completed in a timely way and allow a prompt start to recruitment. Establishes a system which ensures prompt study set up (post approval) and research team readiness to start recruitment. B4.2 First patient first visit metric. Is unaware of the time within which the first patient should be recruited. Is aware of the first patient metric but is not part of their role. Is able to remind and advise researchers on how to ensure patients are available to a study through robust feasibility. Is able to engage with the research team to ensure patients are available and meet the study criteria. Reports on first patient metric results. Establishes a system for recording and reporting the first patient into a study. Delegates the delivery of the system. B4.3 Meeting the NIHR metrics and contract benchmarks. Is unaware of the NIHR metrics and contract benchmarks. Is aware of the NIHR metrics and contract benchmark requirements at team level but not of any wider implications. Is aware of the NIHR metrics and contract benchmark requirements and their wider importance and impact and is able to advise others. Is able to implement processes and solutions that allow the organisation and investigators to meet the NIHR metrics and contract benchmark requirements. Works with senior staff to develop the strategy to meet the NIHR metrics and contract benchmark requirements and communicates the impact of metrics on the organisation.
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