For researchers

The Gold Coast community entrusts Gold Coast Health to deliver optimum care and we do that through excellent, inclusive, and collaborative research consistent with our 'Always Care' philosophy.

Front of mind in our approach to responsible research practice is the practical, ethical, and intellectual challenges essential to the life of a research project. All Gold Coast Health staff and affiliates, including students, involved in clinical research activities within our health service are supported through advice, assistance, and encouragement.

With more than $5 billion spent on health and medical research in Australia annually, it is vital that we foster a research culture that enhances patient outcomes, transforms service delivery, increases efficiency, and enables innovation by challenging how we do things now.

The research journey can be broadly divided into five phases:

1. Design

2. Ethics and Governance

3. Reporting

4. Monitoring and quality assurance

5. Publishing / Disseminating

Gold Coast Health expects researchers to comply with the Australian Code for Responsible Conduct of Research (2018), which sets out the high-level principles, responsibilities and expectations for conducting research, and is driven by our six core values: integrity, community first, respect, excellence, compassion and empower.