Do I need NHS REC review?

Your answers to the following questions indicate that you need NHS REC review for sites in Northern Ireland.

This tool only considers whether NHS REC review is required, it does not consider whether other approvals are needed. You should check whether other approvals are required for your research.

You have answered 'YES' to: Is your study research?

Question Set 1
You answered 'NO' to all of these questions:

• Is your study a clinical trial of an investigational medicinal product?
• Is your study involving one or more of the following: A non-CE marked medical device; or a CE marked device, which has been modified or is being used, outside of its current intended purpose?
• Does your study involve exposure to any ionising radiation?
• Does your study involve the processing of disclosable protected information on the Register of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority by researchers, without consent?

You answered 'Northern Ireland' to: Where is your study taking place?

Question Set 2

You have answered 'YES' to: Will your research involve residents or patients (or information about them) in or for the purpose of residential care homes or nursing homes in Northern Ireland?

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