Share this page Home About Us Our services Get involved Work for us News and events Contact us Research development About UsResearchResearch development The UK Policy Framework for Health and Social Care Research states that all research taking place within the NHS must have management approval from the 'host organisation'. This means that any research that uses NHS patients, their data or tissue, staff, premises or resources, (that is, the pharmacy or laboratories), must have obtained the approval of the relevant NHS trust before the study can commence. Research at our Trust complies with national guidelines and best practice, including obtaining necessary approvals as well as following the relevant Trust policies. If you would like to recruit our Trust staff and/or service users to your current research study, you will need our team’s approval before you can proceed. We aim to be proportionate and pragmatic in our local reviews - we want to enable you get your research study recruiting as quickly as possible. If you are planning to write your own research study, we can offer local help, support and advice on all aspects related to the development of your study. Contact our Research team in the first instance – early discussion is very useful and helps to minimise delays so please get in touch at the earliest stage of research development. Our contact details can be found on the right of this page. Changes to the Health Research Authority (HRA) approval process What is HRA approval? What difference will it make to health research? How will this impact on Trust staff? Related links National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Research Design Service East Midlands (RDSEM) Health Research Authority (HRA) Integrated Research Application System (IRAS) Latest Tweets Tweets by LPFTNHS Follow @LPFTNHS CQC Rating Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust CQC overall rating Good 22 June 2020 See the report Trust Headquarters Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust St George's, Lincoln Lincolnshire LN1 1FS Telephone: 01522 309200 If you have a query about your appointment call 0303 123 4000 Useful Links Contact us Accessibility Privacy notice Terms of use Show accessibility tools