European Medicines Agency - Regulatory - Regulation of medicines

2 - Network organisation and process

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UKPVG - United Kingdom Paediatric Vaccine Group
Existence of an identified contact person for external enquiries Yes All centres have own contact details on respective websites. Central contact for UKPVG is secretariat@ukpvg.org
Existence of an internal steering committee Yes 1 Lead (and nominated deputy) from each of the 5 collaborating centres.
Existence of an external advisory steering committee directing the reporting party No External steering committees have been established for specific studies where required, and the UKPVG have initiated the process of appointing a standing external steering committee.
Existence of a website Yes
Existence of newsletter No Email list of all members maintained by secretariat and used to distribute relevant information, agendas for meetings etc. A brochure outlining the membership and activity of the UKPVG has also been prepared.
Existence of internal databases for disease, condition treatment and/or outcome No A number of databases for different patient groups can be accessed for potential studies. Examples include regional routine child health immunisation registers, email list for hospital staff employees, condition-specific databases held at individual hospitals.
Provisions to ascertain data protection and data security Yes All studies conducted according to relevant data protection guidelines, with participant personal identifying data held on secure electronic networks or locked cupboards.
Procedures to access the database by third parties Yes Anonymised data are shared within the network as required under appropriate data protection guidelines.
Access to external databases/registries Yes With ethical permission (which is study specific), access is possible to a range of relevant databases.
Standardised process to access an external database Yes Certain external databases (eg. regional routine child health immunisation registers) are commonly accessed using a standardised approach.