Table 1 Survey responses

Primary role

 Senior statistician

34

76%

 Statistician

11

24%

Years worked in clinical trials

  < 1 year

4

9%

 1–5 years

9

20%

 5–10 years

10

22%

  > 10 years

22

49%

Predominantly working in clinical trials in:

 CTIMP

39

87%

 Surgical

23

51%

 Medical device

20

44%

 GCP training received (yes)

44

98%

Type(s) of GCP training received^a

 NIHR (face-to-face or online)

26

57%

 In-house

19

43%

 Institute of Clinical Research (ICR)

5

11%

Relevance of GCP training to role

 Highly relevant

5

11%

 Relevant

10

23%

 Some relevance

25

57%

 Not relevant

3

7%

 Not sure

1

2%

How much did training help you understand GCP requirements in relation to your role

 Fully

7

16%

 Partially

31

70%

 Not at all

5

11%

 Not sure

1

2%

Do you think statisticians need a dedicated GCP training course

 Yes

30

68%

 No

4

9%

 Not sure

10

23%

Preferred form of GCP training^a

 Online only

25

56%

 Face-to-face only

20

44%

 Reading based

6

13%

 No preference

4

9%

Preferred audience(s) for GCP training^a

 Role specific (statistician)

31

70%

 Multi-professional—restricted to CTU teams

13

30%

 Multi-professional—not restricted

4

9%

 Not answered

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