Engagement with Trusts
All research involving patients and/or clients of health and social care must be considered by the Office of Research Ethics Committees Northern Ireland. Therefore you will need to ensure that either the University and/or the Trust agree to act as sponsor for the study and submit the relevant documentation:
- Protocol, to include:
- Participant Information Sheet (on appropriate headed paper);
- Consent form (on appropriate headed paper);
- Questionnaires and/or semi-structured interview questions;
- Other data collection tools, as relevant;
- Peer Review comments and the researchers responses (if required);
- CV’s for researchers involved, these must be signed and dated;
- Evidence of appropriate training, e.g. Good Clinical Practice Certificates;
- Copy of Integrated Research Application System (IRAS) form.
- SSI Form
Where your study involves patients, clients, staff or health and social care premises, then you must seek Trust Research & Development approval.
Provide to the Trust the same documentation as listed above except on it is the HSC R&D form that is submitted from the IRAS system.
When conducting research in a Trust ensure that you identify and gain the support of a local collaborator at an early stage in the process. Additionally, consider the resources – staff time, equipment, an interview room any consumables that you will require for the completion of your study. The Trust will ask you to identify these resources and associated costs.
