This page gives an introduction to external parties such as external investigators and companies wishing to do research here. Find out more about what sort of research goes on at the RNOH, what facilities and staff we have available for research and how external parties should contact us with their projects.
Commercial enterprises
The RNOH actively participates in commercial trials of Investigational Medicinal Products and Devices and other studies. Our investigators have a large range of expertise and experience, that can be viewed on the 'investigator specialities' page.
The facilities and staff available for conducting research at the RNOH are excellent, and can be viewed on the 'Staff and facilities' page.
The Research and Development department at RNOH can support all aspects of clinical trials from negotiation and set-up through to trial completion. The trial set-up outline can be viewed on the 'Commercial trial set-up' section below.
RNOH is able to comply with requirements such as those described in the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trial) Regulations, ICH GCP and FDA regulations.
Commercial trial set-up
Commercial trial set-up arrangements are made by the R&D office, and this should be the first port of call for companies.
The R&D office will then use the national costing template and model clinical trials agreements recommended by the Department of Heath and the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI). We aim to conduct all set up in a speedy manner to avoid delay. Any contract negotiations are performed by the R&D Department.
We provide support staff via the Stanmore Clinical Research Centre (SCRC), which enables recruitment and data delivery. Our support staff are involved in assessing the feasibility of the study conduct on site, ensuring that we can deliver study protocol effectively.
Supporting departments will be made aware of the study to ensure feasibility.
The R&D Department will then ensure that all relevant documentation is in place prior to the study starting. This final check is performed by the Project Evaluation Panel within the R&D Department who meet every two weeks.
R&D contact details:
Manager:
Iva Hauptmannova
020 909 5529
Approvals and Grants Co-ordinator:
Clare Jackson
020 909 5425
Information for external investigators
If you are a non-commercial organisation or an external investigator wishing to do research at the RNOH then your project ideas are welcome and assessed by the Project Evaluation Panel within the R&D Department, which meets every two weeks.
Ethical approval should be applied externally, and approvals and documents in place provided for the panel. If the project has been accepted on the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) portfolio, or adopted as commercial then the study will be processed by the Coordinated System for gaining NHS Permission (CSP).
Take a look at our research centres, facilities and staff and the specialities of our clinical investigators to give you an idea of the types of research that goes on here.
