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NHS research ethics compliance

Research proposals will have to be assessed by an NHS Research Ethics Committee.

NHS Research Ethics Committee

Comprehensive guidance regarding what research needs NHS ethical review can be found on the NHS Health Research Authority website:


Research proposals will have to be assessed by an NHS Research Ethics Committee if they propose to use or carry out the following activities:


Please note: research conducted using tissue provided by Research Tissue Bank (RTB) under approval conditions will be considered to have ethical approval from the research ethics committee under the terms of the ethical approval for the RTB. This means that the end user researcher will not require a license from the HTA for storage of the tissue for use in relation to that research project. Nor will they need to apply for project-specific NRES approval as they will be deemed to have NRES approval from the RTB.