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They need to look at the proposal just to look at local issues. Andy Webster -----Original Message----- From: Accident and Emergency Academic List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of [log in to unmask] Sent: 27 February 2004 00:58 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Ethics committees My udnerstanding was that if a project covered multiple SHAs and went through an MREC, LREC approval was not required, but am open to correction. Anton Staffs In message <[log in to unmask]> suzanne mason <[log in to unmask]> writes: > As many of you will know we are undertaking a large national study of > factors that influence waiting times in the ED. We have written to most > Chief Execs and Clinical Leads now in each ED throughout England and Wales > and many of you have already kindly consented to participate in the study. > However, we are now facing the challenge of trying to contact Local Research > Ethics Committees and R&D departments to gain approval to go ahead with the > study (we have MREC approval but need to notify local LRECs and jump through > all the relevant research governance hoops). So far, we have been unable to > find a comprehensive list of LRECs, including contact details and which > hospitals they represent. This is proving to be a nightmare! We have > contacted COREC who amazingly do not seem to have a list themselves that > they will share with us. Do any of you know if such a list exists, or indeed > know of anyone (not necessarily in emergency medicine) who has undertaken > research involving a lot of hospitals that we could get in touch with to see > how they did it? > I am VERY grateful for any advice anyone can give me relating to this > matter. The joys of research............ > Thanks in anticipation. > > Sue Mason > > Senior Clinical Lecturer and Consultant in Emergency Medicine > Medical Care Research Unit, University of Sheffield > Northern General Hospital, Sheffield > > [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > > 0114 2714972 (secretary) > 0114 2220694 (university) ________________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned using the CleanPort MEF antivirus system. Funded for members by the Doctors.net.uk Bulletin service How does this protect me? http://www.Doctors.net.uk/qualityemail ________________________________________________________________________