NCA Research Collection (NCARC)
Research type
Research Tissue Bank
IRAS ID
330381
Research summary
The Northern Care Alliance Research Collection (NCARC)
REC name
Wales REC 4
REC reference
23/WA/0287
Date of REC Opinion
11 Oct 2023
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion
Data collection arrangements
Samples/data to be stored and collection/consent arrangements
Potential participants will be approached to see if they are willing to donate, or provide access to, human tissue samples and clinical data for use in biomedical research. Samples will normally be obtained at routine clinical appointments and will be surplus to diagnostic or other clinical purposes. Some minimally invasive additional samples may also be requested (e.g. blood, urine, mouth/nose swabs). Samples will be held in secure facilities at Salford Royal Hospital or with appropriate affiliated organisations. In line with the Human Tissue Act regulations the relevant material collected specifically for NCARC will be held under the HTA research licence at Salford Royal (licence no.12291). Diagnostic archive relevant material (e.g. held within pathology) will also be held under licence when/if it specifically becomes part of the research tissue bank collection.Research programme
Research programme/community supported by the bank The samples and/or data will be accessed following formal application to an access committee by interested researchers. Applications will be considered to ensure that they represent appropriate use of the samples, in line with the obtained consent, for carefully designed and scientifically important studies across virtually any field of biomedical research. Applications may be made for academic or commercial research from within or outside of the UK.
Storage license
12291
RTBTitle
The Northern Care Alliance Research Collection (NCARC)
Establishment organisation
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Establishment organisation address
Salford Royal Hospital
Stott Lane
Salford
M6 8HD