17 March 2026
Shelley Burnett – Principal Officer, NSW Health Statewide CTMS Project, Office for Health and Medical Research (OHMR)
Isaac Lee - A/Digital Health Lead, Research Beacon, Single Digital Patient Record Implementation Authority (SDPRIA)
Bente Talseth-Palmer - Research Operations Manager, NSW Health Pathology
Kathryn Reilly - Research Development Manager, HNE Research Office
NSW Health Pathology, New online research application portal –eResearchWithUs
The research functionality focus for Tranche A is Clinical Trials – this is to ensure patient safety and visibility within SDPR of patients who are on interventional trials, with investigational products. Further research functionality will be rolled out across the Tranches.
1. SDPR Research Training
Access to SDPR training is through Manager assigned and approved ‘Job Roles’ in MyHealthLearning.
There is the ability to assign additional Job Roles related to SDPR research training.
Please view ‘
SDPR Training Research Pathways Descriptions’ to identity the most appropriate Job Role.
Please ensure the most appropriate Job Role is selected as access under this role impacts your data-to-day work and access to reporting.
For example, the Research Coordinator access is appropriate for clinical trial and research coordinators/ managers, academic researchers and clinical trials assistants who can be assigned in SDPR to relevant studies. The Research Manager access is for district wide access (non-clinicians) to clinical trial activity and is not suitable for individual clinical trial unit staff.
2. SDPR Access
Once training completed, staff can complete a SDPR access request through SARA, which will be sent to line managers for approval – request pre-live access to set up hyperspace preferences etc.
3. Clinical Trial Sponsor Access
NSW Health will enter into single Agreements with Sponsors regarding remote study monitor access to SDPR (SDPR CareLink Agreements). This will provide read-only, time limited access. NSW Health will be executing these Agreements before HNE go-live.
For Tranche A (HNE) external study monitors will require Contingent Worker Status and a Stafflink number.
From Tranche B, aim is to have an external access pathway that does not require a Stafflink number.
A Quick Reference Guide is being created by the SDPR team, outlining the process for external study monitors to request access to SDPR.
The HNE Research Office is working with the SDPR team to establish a centralised process to confirm Sponsor Agreements are in place and approval of external study monitor access requests.
4. Study-Specific Tools
Within SDPR research functionality, there are variety of study-specific tools to help study teams facilitate various research activities, including recruitment, electronic consenting, data capture, and more.
The SDPR Research Council and the Clinical Trials and Research Working Group has made recommendations to pilot these study-specific tools (2-5 per tool) for Tranche A.
Request from SDPR Research Team to HNELHD Study Teams:
Things to note:
- Research Recruitment via OurPractice Advisory, MyNSWHealth and Questionnaires all involve recruitment and will require prior HREC approval to use these tools.
- Please note that MyNSWHealth scope for Tranche A go-live will mainly be focusing on antenatal patient groups. Similarly, Questionnaire, which is accessible through MyNSWHealth, is also limited to the antenatal areas.
- E-Consent is not in scope for Tranche A.
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