Student studies within the Trust are processed in the same way as research studies. As part of the governance process the ‘Assess, Arrange and Confirm’ route is undertaken.
It is expected that with student studies, Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) ethical approval and Health Research Authority (HRA) approval has been provided and in some cases the NHS Research Ethics Committee approval has also been sought. This would be dependent on the type of student study, however students are able to use the free HRA decision tool to decipher whether NHS Research Ethics Committee approval is needed. The link to the relevant tool is provided in the useful links section below.
