HRA Now, our operational bulletin, keeps you up-to-date with the latest operational news and developments from across the organisation. HRA Now is aimed at those working in and supporting the set up and delivery of research, from applicants and sponsors through to delivery teams.
Each HRA Now is dedicated to a specific topic indicated in the subject header allowing the recipient to read or immediately discard. As this is an operational bulletin, there is no fixed schedule for publication. HRA Now is distributed when we need to inform our audience of changes or developments.
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Latest HRA Now issued
Our most recent HRA Now was issued on Monday 28 April 2025:
HRA Now - updates to model agreements
Past issues of HRA Now
Other past issues of HRA Now can be found below:
2025
13 May - New inclusion and diversity guidance pilot
1 April 2025 - New GDPR transparency wording template - now in use from 1 April
31 March 2025 - HRA Now - changes to the amendments process in Northern Ireland from 31 March 2025
31 January 2025 - HRA Now - study set-up at site survey
2024
28 October 2024 - HRA Now - new toolkit to support research carried out across borders in the UK
23 October 2024 - HRA Now - Updated GDPR Transparency Wording Template for all sponsors
14 October 2024 - HRA Now - Help shape our new inclusion and diversity guidance
2 October 2024 - HRA Now - new template agreements to support changes to NCVR
13 September 2024 - HRA Now - Tell us about your older studies
30 July 2024 - HRA Now - UK wide alignment with important changes to our processes
24 May 2024 - HRA Now - important changes to some of our processes
13 May 2024 - HRA Now - new commercial agreement published.
30 April 2024 - HRA Now - updated Organisation Information Document (OID)
3 April 2024 - HRA Now: call for comment on new agreement
26 March 2024 - HRA Now: update to the organisation information documents
2023
18 December 2023 - HRA Now: Updates to the commercial and non-commercial model agreements
4 December 2023 - HRA Now: Applicant attendance at CAG meetings and changes to CAG mainline
29 September 2023 - HRA Now: Important changes to NCVR come into effect on Sunday 1 October
17 August 2023 - HRA Now: National Contract Value Review stage two roll-out
13 July 2023 - HRA Now: One-time passcode for IRAS services on the NIHR Identity Gateway
22 June 2023 - HRA Now: financial appendix to model agreements for commercial contract research
25 May 2023 - HRA Now: New National Contract Value Review data
18 April 2023 - HRA Now: updated template agreements
22 March 2023 - HRA Now: Updated commercial model Confidentiality Disclosure Agreement (mCDA)s
2022
8 December 2022 - HRA Now: Try out our new IRAS user guide for CTIMPs
30 November 2022 - HRA Now: New and updated site agreements
24 October 2022 - HRA Now: Indemnity arrangements in research
28 September 2022 - HRA Now: Proportionate Review Toolkit published
21 July 2022 - HRA Now: Combined review - new explainer video
24 May 2022 - HRA Now: Could you help us put people first in research?
6 April 2022 - HRA Now: Combined review - new video explains IRAS user roles and recent changes
30 March 2022 - HRA Now Changes in IRAS for combined review
25 March 2022 - HRA Now: Changes to automatic registration
18 March 2022 - HRA Now: updates for studies using confidential patient information
25 January 2022 - HRA Now: Ionising radiation and combined review webinar
2021
30 December 2021 - HRA Now: Changes for clinical trials from January 2022
6 December 2021 - HRA Now: Revised Amendment Tool now published
24 November 2021 - HRA Now: Webinars on combined review
17 November 2021 - HRA Now: Site set up for interventional research
21 September 2021 - HRA Now: COVID-19 COPI notice extended
15 September 2021 - HRA Now: New final report requirements
20 April 2021 - HRA Now: Update on model template agreements
24 March 2021 - HRA Now: Changes to UK amendment process and updated SOPs for RECs