Research Ethic Committee

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Gaining ethics and R&D approval
To begin a research project with us you need to gain both ethics (in
most cases) and R&D management (always) approval. If you do not have
an approval letter signed by the director or deputy director of
research and development you may not begin a research project – doing
so constitutes research misconduct.

All research projects (including student research) involving hospital
staff, patients and/or facilities must be have R&D Approval from the
R&D Office.
Documents required for R&D management approval
CV of Principal Researcher/sCompleted and signed Site Specific
Information Form (SSI) which is part of the new REC application is
available to download from the National Research Ethics Service
website) http://www.nres.npsa.nhs.uk/Copy of ethics application parts
A and B (signed)Project ProtocolPatient Information Sheet on head
paperPatient Consent Form on head paperData Protection Form – signed
(which can be downloaded here)Evidence of Peer ReviewCorrespondence
from ethics committees including copies of approval letters If the
investigators do not already hold honorary or substantive NHS
contracts, you need to contact Linda Stephenson, Research and
Development Manager to arrange an honorary contract.Once the project
has been registered, costed and R&D have received a copy of ethical
approval the project will be approved and the researchers will receive
a final letter of indemnity/approval and the study may begin.

R&D applications can be sent electronically to
Linda.st...@homerton.nhs.uk

Research and Development will require some of the documents in hard
copy format. This will apply to any document that requires a
signature. Please send signed hard copy of the document to:

Linda Stephenson
Research and Development manager
Research and Development office
Picton suite
Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Homerton Row
London, E9 6SR

tel: 020 8510 5134
fax: 020 8510 7850
Research Ethics Committee Applications
Applications to Research Ethics Committees (RECs) should be made on
the new Standard NHS REC Application Form available to download from
the National Research Ethics Service website) http://www.nres.npsa.nhs.uk/.

East London & the City Research Ethics Committee
Room 24
2nd Floor Burdett House, Mile End Hospital
Bancroft Road
London E1 4DG
tel: 020 8223 8602

At present it is not possible to accept hand delivered applications
therefore it would be appreciated that following registration of an
application for consideration it should be mail to the appropriate
committee at the above address.

Committee 3 has temporarily moved to:

National Research Ethics Service
National Patient Safety Agency
2nd Floor, Block A
50 Eastbourne Terrace
London W2 6LG
tel: 020 7725 2558

Ms Samantha Engbarth, Ethics Manager is currently on secondment and
unable to respond to enquiries. It is advisable until further notice
all queries relating to newly registered/approved applications be made
via email to the appropriate committee co-ordinator.

For general enquiries it is recommended these should be emailed to the
dedicated NRES queries address que...@nationalres.org.uk.

It is anticipated that further changes will occur and this website
will be updated accordingly.
Contact details for the committees:
East London & The City Research Ethics Committee 1
Chair: Dr Arthur Tucker
Co-ordinator: Ms Sandra Burke
tel: 020 8223 8602
email: sandra...@thpct.nhs.uk

East London & The City Research Ethics Committee 2 (sub-committee)
Acting Chair: Dr Cliff Chaplain
Co-ordinator: Ms Sandra Grote
tel: 020 8223 8602
email: sandra...@thpct.nhs.uk

East London & The City Research Ethics Committee 3
Chair: Dr David Ingram
Co-ordinator: Ms Pauline Robinson
tel: 020 7725 2558
email: pauline....@nationalres.org.uk

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