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We carry out user-testing with a wide range of people and this helps us to improve the user-experience for everyone.

Three research ethicists with close links to the Health Research Authority have been recognised in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours for a combined total of nearly 45 years’ service to Research Ethics Committees.

HRA presentations were well attended at this year’s NHS R&D Forum Annual Conference which took place on 23 - 24 May 2016 in Stratford-Upon-Avon.

The Four Nations meeting is a discussion forum between the Health Research Authority (HRA), the Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland (HSC), the Chief Scientists Office in Scotland (CSO) and the Health and Care Research Wales.

We have a growing programme of eLearning modules designed to support our staff, the research community, Research Ethics Committees (RECs) and Confidentiality Advisory Group (CAG) members.

There are many ethical and legal issues to consider when involving children and young people in research.

This section relates to the application of the Human Tissue Act 2004 to issues of consent, ethical review and licensing.

The Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) provides a comprehensive framework for decision making on behalf of adults aged 16 and over who are unable to make decisions for themselves, i.e. they lack capacity.

The results of research should be reported, whether through publication in peer reviewed journals or other means of dissemination. Negative as well as positive results should be published, or at least made publicly available.

The HRA is a dynamic organisation, delivering excellent services through its committees, simplifying the health research process and championing research in the NHS. We hope that you are as enthused by our vision, our plans and our operations as we are.

Radiation Assurance is a UK-wide process fully managed by the HRA on behalf of all four UK nations.

Governance Arrangements for Research Ethics Committees (GAfREC): a harmonised edition (DH, 2011) outlines the policy of the UK Health Departments, describing what is expected from the research ethics committees that review research proposals relating to areas of the departments’ responsibility.

HRA Approval is for all project-based research that involves NHS organisations in England where the NHS organisation has a duty of care to participants, either as patients/service users or NHS staff/volunteers. References to participants include people whose data or tissue is involved in a research project.