Setting up and running my study

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Setting up and running my study

What do we do?

We support researchers and sponsors throughout the research study cycle and provide guidance on a range of topics. To find out more, please click on the boxes in the flowchart below:

arrow with text: study set-up activities

arrow with text: ongoing study activities

arrow with text: end of study activities

link to: is my study eligible for NIHR CRN Support / Adoption?

link to: guidance for general practices or sites

link to: do I need a letter of access/honorary research contract?

We provide support for research undertaken in GP practices within the East of England Region, Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust (NCH&C) and East Coast Community Healthcare CIC (ECCH).
We work in partnership with the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Primary & Community Care Research Office and the NIHR Clinical Research Network East of England to provide a central point of coordination and management for research across CRN East of England region for NIHR Portfolio Studies.
We confirm capacity and capability on behalf of Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust and East Coast Community Healthcare CIC.

For further information, please contact NWICB.RandDoffice@nhs.net.

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