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The Guidelines & Legislation section brings together compliance guidance, best practice resources and support materials to help you navigate legal, ethical and regulatory requirements. 

To access online training and competency tests, please visit the Online Training section.

Submit a Guidelines Query - If you have a question that is not answered in the BHBIA's guidance materials, you can submit it to our Ethics Advisor and receive a confidential response. Only available to full BHBIA members (you will need to be logged in to access the form. Submit a Guidelines Query

 

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BHBIA/ABPI guidance on reporting adverse events, product complaints and special reporting situations

The Guidance notes on collecting adverse events, product complaints and special reporting situations during market research are produced by the BHBIA in conjunction with the ABPI.

Legal and Ethical Guidelines for Healthcare Market Research - including Practical Examples

The BHBIA Legal and Ethical Guidelines include everything you need, in one place, to keep your market research project running smoothly from a legal and ethical point of view - saving you time and trouble.

Legal and Ethical Guidelines for Healthcare Data Analytics

BHBIA guidelines are designed to help us all reduce risk, improve performance and make life a little simpler by drawing key information together in one place.
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AE/PC/SRS Collection from Market Research - Quick Guide

This guide is suitable for anyone who needs an overview of the adverse event, product complaint and special reporting situation reporting requirements that apply to market research conducted in the UK.

AE/PCS/SRS Reporting - FAQs

Our AE/PC/SRS reporting FAQ resource is a selection of real-life queries from members and the responses from our Ethics Advisor. It supplements the Guidance Notes, but does not cover all topics – please always check the main Guidance Notes document first.

BHBIA/ABPI guidance on reporting adverse events, product complaints and special reporting situations

The Guidance notes on collecting adverse events, product complaints and special reporting situations during market research are produced by the BHBIA in conjunction with the ABPI.

AE/PC/SRS Data Collection Form

The AE/PC/SRS Data Collection Form as a word document, for your convenience when adapting for specific projects.

AE/PC/SRS Reconciliation Form

The AE/PC/SRS Reconciliation Form as a word document, for your convenience when adapting for specific projects.

FAQ - Privacy & Data Protection

This resource is based on based on queries that members have sent to our ethics advisor or raised at meetings, grouped under a series of headings.

GDPR-ready Market Research Proformas

Updated versions of the forms from the appendix section of the Legal and Ethical Guidelines) in Word format for ease of use.

GDPR training resources from the ICO

New 2022 - The ICO (Information Commissioner's Office) have made available the training modules on GDPR that they provide for ICO staff as part of their internal training. This could be a useful resource when training your staff on GDPR. 

IAPP (International Association of Privacy Professionals)

The IAPP the world’s largest information privacy organisation; most data protection officers are members. It is as a useful source of data privacy resources, including tools and trackers. 

Pro-Innovation approach to AI regulation

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