Learn about the Framework in our latest webinar series

10 April 2025

The Commission invites you to join our two-part webinar series on the implementation of the National Clinical Trials Governance Framework (NCT Governance Framework).

Register to hear up to date information for health service organisations undertaking assessment against the NCT Governance Framework.

Both webinars will feature resources and case studies from organisations that have already completed accreditation. These experiences will help to foster a community of practice approach toward implementation.

Webinar 1 – Process of accreditation and resources
Date: Tuesday, 29 April Time: 10:00 – 11:00 am AEST This session will provide guidance on emerging implementation themes. Learn about: Observations from assessments to the NCT Governance Framework. Assessors’ perspectives and experience of maturity scale assessments. They will share their experience and expectations with the process. Tools and resources to support implementation.

Webinar 1 – Process of accreditation and resources

Date: Tuesday, 29 April
Time: 10:00 – 11:00 am AEST

This session will provide guidance on emerging implementation themes. Learn about:

Observations from assessments to the NCT Governance Framework.
Assessors’ perspectives and experience of maturity scale assessments. They will share their experience and expectations with the process.
Tools and resources to support implementation.

Webinar 2 – Exemplar assessments in practice
Date: Wednesday, 30 April Time: 2:00 – 3:30 pm AEST This session will provide examples of health service organisations’ experience of assessment to the NCT Governance Framework. Hear about: De-centralised clinical trial models, including teletrials, and the role of the NCT Governance Framework in supporting equity and culture in clinical trial service provision. The experience of a public health service organisation with integration and assessment across a large geography and diverse patient population. A large metropolitan public health service organisation’s reflections on the implementation and assessment process.

Webinar 2 – Exemplar assessments in practice

Date: Wednesday, 30 April
Time: 2:00 – 3:30 pm AEST

This session will provide examples of health service organisations’ experience of assessment to the NCT Governance Framework. Hear about:

De-centralised clinical trial models, including teletrials, and the role of the NCT Governance Framework in supporting equity and culture in clinical trial service provision.
The experience of a public health service organisation with integration and assessment across a large geography and diverse patient population.
A large metropolitan public health service organisation’s reflections on the implementation and assessment process.

When registering you can submit a question for a Q&A session.

The webinars will be recorded and made available to those registered but unable to attend on the day.

Resources

The Commission has developed resources (including a self-assessment tool, FAQs, case studies (pilot), fact sheets and online operational metrics tool) to support implementation of the Governance Framework. These are available at Resources for the National Clinical Trials Governance Framework webpage.
Information on the maturity scale for health service assessment, and the sampling methodology applied by all accrediting agencies, to is available on the Implementation and Assessment to the National Clinical Trials Governance Framework webpage.
Resources on assessment to NSQHS Standards are available: Fact sheet 17: Short notice accreditation assessment and Flow chart of an assessment to NSQHS Standards
The National Clinical Trials Governance Framework: Orientation for Assessors course is available to all health professionals and those involved in clinical trial service delivery. It may assist health service organisations prepare for an assessment against the NCTGF. There are 4 modules available in this course:
1. Introduction to clinical trials
2. Clinical trials regulation and legislation
3. National Clinical Trials Governance Framework
4. Assessing service providers to the Governance Framework

More information

Visit safetyandquality.gov.au/ctgf or email HMR@safetyandquality.gov.au

Topics

Clinical trials