Regulatory Links

Information Governance at GHNHSFT 

Connecting for Health and Information Governance

NHS Research and Development Forum

Has links to notes on developing procedures within NHS organisations for appropriate authorisation and management of research and related projects (including distinguishing between audit and research).

Gloucestershire Research and Development Support Unit (RDSU) - Has guidance for distinguishing between audit and research.

Gloucestershire Research Ethics Committee (GREC) 

the Local Research Ethics Committee (LREC) - This is relevant to ethics aspects in audits, surveys and research

Gloucestershire Hospitals Clinical Ethics Committee (CEC) - This is relevant to ethics aspects in clinical practice

Caldicott

NICE Guidelines

Health Information Resources (formerly National Library for Health)

National Service Frameworks

National Patient Safety Agency

Care Quality Commission (taken over from the Healthcare Commission)

Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership

UKMICentral - Medicines Information

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MRHA) 

NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA) - handles RMSAT & CNST

Layout guidelines for reports and presentations