NCRI Pathology and Research TaskForce

Following growing concerns that research based in pathology or reliant on pathology was under such pressure in the UK that the development of new and more personalised treatments for patients would be badly affected, the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) established the NCRI Pathology & Research Task Force to examine the issues behind this problem.
The Task Force, which comprised a number of pathologists as well as representatives from Cancer Research UK, Medical Research Council, Department of Health and onCore UK, proposed a series of actions to encourage and enable pathologists to engage with research.
Their report, launched in October 2009, identified three key areas where action is needed to:

  • Rejuvenate and enable pathology research in medical schools, universities and the NHS
  • Create a clear and practical pathway through the regulatory and governance framework to make pathology research more accessible
  • Promote and create enhanced recognition of the patient benefit arising from pathology research.

For further information on these action areas click here to view the executive summary and full report.

onCore UK is leading on some of these actions including

  • Supporting the further development of the Medical Research Council’s Data and Tissues Took kit (to be relaunched in 2011)
  • Hosting workshops in collaboration with NRES to clarify the ethical principles relating to when consent is or is not required for use of anonymised samples in research

 

Workshop Roadshow on Ethical Principles Relating to Consent for Use of Anonymised Samples in Research

onCore UK, in partnership with the National Research Ethics Service (NRES), has developed a one-day workshop entitled Ethical Principles Relating to Consent for Use of Anonymised Biological Samples in Research to be held at a number of locations across the UK during 2010.

These regional workshops are aimed at a broad research audience including Researchers, R&D officers/managers and REC Members and Co-ordinators.

Workshops have taken place in London, Scotland and Leeds.

Two further workshops will take place in Manchester (22 September) and Bristol (2 November). For further details and to register visit the NRES website

Due to high demand, an additions workshop in Scotland may also be arranged in the Autumn. Further details will be posted here when this is confimed.

 

Difficulties with and Solutions to Pathologists' engagement with Research - Actions Emerging from the NCRI TaskForce Report

 

This workshop, based on the work of the Task Force, was held by onCore UK in July 2009. For further details of the agenda and to view the presentations from this workshop click here

 

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