The Irish Research Nurses and Midwives Network (IRNM) is pleased to note that IRNM Chair and Programme Manager, Simone Walsh, was invited by Professor Donal Brennan, Chair of the National Clinical Trials Oversight Group (NCTOG), to co-lead the NCTOG Workforce Planning Subgroup alongside Professor Peter Doran, Director of the UCD Clinical Research Centre.
The subgroup was established to examine the clinical research delivery workforce in Ireland and to provide an overview of current workforce capacity, challenges, and opportunities. The group also undertook an international review of workforce models used in other countries to support the delivery of clinical research.
This work culminated in the publication of Planning for Excellence: Ireland’s Clinical Research Delivery Workforce, which provides evidence-based recommendations to support the development of a sustainable and future-focused clinical research workforce across Ireland.
The report represents an important contribution to the implementation of the National Clinical Trials Oversight Group’s vision for strengthening Ireland’s clinical research infrastructure and capacity.
Read the report: Planning for Excellence: Ireland’s Clinical Research Delivery Workforce
- Simone Walsh, Chair and Programme Manager, Irish Research Nurses and Midwives Network (Co-Chair)
- Professor Peter Doran, Director, UCD Clinical Research Centre; Professor of Clinical Trials, UCD School of Medicine (Co-Chair)
- Professor Jonathan Drennan, Professor of Nursing, UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems
- Professor Ruth Endacott, Director of Nursing and Midwifery, National Institute for Health Research, UK
- Dr Anne Gallen, Area Director, Nursing and Midwifery Planning and Development, Office of the Nursing and Midwifery Services Director, Dublin Midlands
- Ms Derval Reidy, Assistant Director of Nursing, HRB Wellcome Clinical Research Facility, St James’s Hospital
- Mr John Keane, Director of Human Resources, St Vincent’s Hospital Group
- Professor Paul McNally, Director of Research and Innovation, Children’s Health Ireland; Associate Professor of Paediatrics
- Ms Edel O’Dea, Chief Pharmacist, HRB Wellcome Clinical Research Facility, St James’s Hospital
- Ms Oonagh Ward, Head of Research and Innovation Infrastructures, Health Research Board
- Ms Aideen Dowling, Assistant Principal Officer, Research and Innovation Policy Unit, Department of Health