Your programme at a glance:

• Getting started: what needs to change?
• Who needs to be involved in setting up the right financial structures?
• What processes and structures already exist that you could utilise?
• The contract is signed – what next?

• Liaising with stakeholders: getting everyone on board with operational changes
• Establishing partnership working: defining roles, responsibilities, and ensuring transparent processes
• Factoring in staff turnover: putting systems in place that allow for comprehensive information handovers
• Tackling geographical distance: is your paperwork flowing?

• Building a uniformed system: how to set up templates for your clinical research financing
• Systems for keeping on track with rigorous monitoring of post-award financing: sharing examples of templates including:
  • Recording activity for budgeting and accurate costing
  • Ensuring robust invoicing and timely payment
  • Request mechanisms for paying patients
  • Payroll templates
  • Setting up dedicated coding centres and coding invoices accurately
• How can these templates be adapted for your site?

• Accurately forecasting income and expenditure to secure sufficient overhead resource
• Sharing systems and procedures to manage R&D’s departmental income and expenditure
• Strategies for income distribution: practicalities of disseminating income out to various departments
• Reconciliation of accounts with network

Event Timing: Registration 9.30am - Start 10.00am - Close 4.30pm