Research involving Addenbrooke’s patients, data or tissue

All studies involving Addenbrooke’s Hospital – their patients, data, or tissue will be jointly sponsored by Addenbrooke’s and the University.

1. Your first point of contact is Addenbrooke’s R&D department and they will set out the requirements required before you can start the trial
2. You should also contact the University insurance office as you will need insurance to cover the design of the protocol.  This is necessary even if you hold an honorary NHS contract
3. Send to the research governance officer, within the Clinical School, a copy of the protocol so they are aware that the study will be taking place
4. When filling in the IRAS (NRES application) form, the point of contact will be the R&D officer in the R&D office and they will sign the sponsor declaration page on the application form .

 Research involving CPFT patients

 CPFT R&D pages are a good source of advice for studies involving their patients

Most studies involving CPFT patients will be jointly sponsored by CPFT and the University.  (Under new arrangements some studies where CPFT is just a Participant Identification Centre the University may solely sponsor)

1. In all cases where CPFT patients are involved in research your first point of contact is CPFT R&D office, which is situated within the Addenbrooke’s R&D office
2. You should also contact the University insurance office as you will need insurance to cover the design of the protocol.  This is necessary even if you hold an honorary NHS contract
3. Send to the research governance officer, within the Clinical School, a copy of the protocol so they are aware that the study will be taking place
4. When filling in the IRAS application form the point of contact will be one of the CPFT R&D officers.  They will also sign the sponsor declaration page on the application form

For information about, and clarification of, portfolio studies please see weblink below

http://www.crncc.nihr.ac.uk/about_us/processes/portfolio