Have you been asked to create and write a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)? Are you a newcomer to SOPs, never written one or had to use one before? Seems a bit daunting doesn’t it?

The Writing SOPs Training for the Healthcare Industry aims to provide you with the fundamental skills and knowledge to create effective SOPs.

Why are SOPs considered to be crucial for healthcare professions?

If you work in healthcare, in manufacturing, clinical or medical services with the NHS, there is no escaping them; organisations must have a comprehensive set of SOPs covering critical tasks that may ultimately affect the patient.

From a compliance viewpoint it is very important. Why? NHS professionals must adhere to The Controlled Drugs (Supervision of Management and Use) Regulations 2006, and also evolving requirements for the Research Ethics Committee in clinical trials.  

Manufacturers have to follow the relevant country’s stringent regulatory requirements as per their marketing authorisation, such as the FDA’s Code of Federal Regulations, the EU’s GMP Volume 4 of "the rules governing medicinal products in the EU", and others also.

We suggest you do not leave it to chance, and take the time and opportunity to learn effectively how to dissect a task down into a logical structure and sequence, write the SOP and test it in use before approval.  Why not attend our course below?

• Understand the need for SOPs
  • Why have and use Standard Operating Procedures?
  • Understand what key features constitute an SOP
  • Why some SOPs are difficult to understand, use and are not readily accepted by the users
  • What makes an effective SOP?
• Defining where SOPs fit within a Quality System
  • How SOPs fit in with other documentation
  • How to control and manage SOPs
• Create a simple process flowchart
  • Break down a task into logical steps
  • Create a flowchart from the logical steps
  • Provide a flowchart as the first part of a SOP
• Create a Standard Operating Procedure
  • Use the flowchart to create a Standard Operating Procedure
  • Review the SOP for potential improvements
• Training and SOPs
  • The importance of training to SOPs
  • Different training documents to use

This course can be delivered to a group of up to 12 delegates at your premises. Request a quote for an onsite course.

ITS offers onsite training courses delivered by an English-only speaking trainer for companies in Europe and Worldwide. ITS has delivered courses to delegates from a number of countries including Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Jordan, Russia, Sweden and Switzerland.

ITS’ Regulatory Training Manager, Alan Benbow, has developed extensive knowledge of this specialist area from 22 years’ industry experience working with Johnson & Johnson, and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.

During his 14 years at Wyeth, Alan was involved in a wide range of activities including, at operational levels, developing operators, craftsmen, and technicians; he was also responsible for training and assessing operational employees to NVQ standards. From a mid-management perspective, training and development initiatives included facilitating continuous improvement projects and best practices, and receiving internal recognition awards. more ›