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Amendments are changes made to a research project after approval from a review body has been given. Find out whether you need to notify the review bodies from whom you have received approvals.

Find examples of substantial and non-substantial amendments.

This section covers what you will need to consider whilst you are conducting your research including progress reports, as well what to do at the end of your research.

Depending on what approval you have received you will be asked to complete a progress report to keep us up to date with how your research is progressing.

The procedures for safety reporting will vary depending on your type of study.

The definition of the end of the study should be documented in the protocol. In most cases, this will be the date of the last visit of the last participant or the completion of any follow-up monitoring and data collection described in the protocol.

This section will help you with these activities and highlights best practice, legal frameworks and other resources and will also keep you up to date with the latest changes and updates to regulations.

The key to successful research is planning. In this section we provide information and resources about the elements that should form part of your early planning.

Before setting the research question for the project you are planning, we recommend that you conduct a review of the relevant existing scientific literature.

A wide range of bodies fund health and social care research. It is vital to the success of your project that it is costed accurately. Your local research and development office can suggest suitable sources of funding, and advise you on costing your project. It is important to understand the distinctions between research costs, support costs and treatment costs and how they are provided.