It does have to be reviewed by the LREC, but normally goes through after
Chairman's approval on the nod.
Best wishes
Rowley. (Ex LREC member)
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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
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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
>
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