The Research & Development Department have created a number of process maps to help you plan your study and follow the correct procedures. Please click on the links below to access the maps
Preparing, writing and submitting NIHR grant applications through WAHT
Register Project with Research & Development
Submit for Sponsorship to Sponsorship Issued
Complete IRAS to NHS Permission Granted
We want to help you get your research started as quickly and easily as possible, so either follow the relevant links for further guidance, or if you cannot find the information you need, contact Research and DeveIopment on 01934 881135
Guidance is available on:
How to check your work is research and not audit or a service evaluation
How to get help from the Research Design Service (RDS) in protocol development, study design, data management and analysis etc.
Setting up a study
How to get Trust and ethics approval
Information is also available on:
Training courses
National and local funding opportunities
The Trust's research governance policies
Information on funding opportunities from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) can be found here.
For performance on initiating clinical research, WAHT must now measure and publish data on the days elapsing between the time we receive a valid research application for a clinical trial and the time when the first patient is recruited to the trial, for all the clinical trials we host. This applies to all clinical trials irrespective of the funder. Wherever the duration exceeds 70 days, we will be expected to explain the reason for the delay to the NIHR in writing. For more information on what the NIHR targets consist of and how we can reach them, read our guidance document.
If you have any queries on the process, phone Research and Development Dept.on 01934 881135 and we will be happy to help.