Chapter contribution to the Oxford Handbook of Clinical and Healthcare Research

This handbook is written for clinical and healthcare research students as well as graduates who wish to work in clinical and healthcare research. It provides simple instructions on the legislative requirements as well as the practical requirements of commissioning, conducting, analysing and reporting research for those in clinical or healthcare practice, and education/training. The handbook outlines the underpinning concepts governing each topic. It takes the researcher through the steps from general good clinical practice in healthcare research, through the process and management of research in a practical yet evidence based manner. There is wide coverage of topics pertaining to several areas of healthcare research, not commonly found in a single text.