Contact us

• For applicants

• For the REC Community

• For journalists

• General

• Raising concerns 
• NRES Office and Departmental Contacts
  

For applicants

Contact details

• Find your local Research Ethics Committee (REC)
  You can find the contact details for all UK RECs in the NRES Committee Directory section.
  
  

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Application process

• Questions about the application process
  Our FAQs provide answers to common queries. Use the NRES Committee Directory to find a REC to help you relate the procedures to your study. 
  If you have any remaining questions, you should email nres.queries@nhs.net.
  
  When submitting an enquiry, if you have received advice on the same or a similar matter from a different source (for example directly from a Research Ethics Committee (REC) or from an NHS R&D department), it would be helpful if you could share the initial query and response received if then seeking additional advice through the NRES Queries service.
  
  

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• Feedback about IRAS
  You can send general enquiries or comments about IRAS to iras.queries@nhs.net.  
  
  

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• Local Allocation System (LAS)
  Single contact numbers for regional REC centres for the purpose of booking in applications may be found on the Local Allocation System page.
  
  

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• Central Allocation System (CAS)

  Contact details and opening times for CAS applications are on the Central Allocation System page.  
  
  

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• Feedback about the application process
  Send us your feedback about the application process.
  
  

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Technical problems

• Problems using the Integrated Research Application System (IRAS)
  If you have a technical problem using IRAS you should refer to the Help and Contact us pages on the IRAS website.

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For the REC Community

•  General enquiries
  If you have any queries, including changing REC meeting dates on the website, you should contact your RES manager. 

• Problems using the Research Ethics Database (RED)
  For technical problems with the Research Ethics Database (RED), you should contact the RED IT Helpdesk.

• Quality Assurance
  If you have any queries about quality assurance, accreditation or an audit visit, email the Head of Quality Assurance, Sandra Holley.    

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For Journalists

• Media enquiries
  All media enquiries must be made in writing and should be directed to contact.hra@nhs.net. To ensure a prompt response, please include the term 'Media Enquiry' in the subject line.
  

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General

• Office contact details
  You can view contact information for our head office, regional offices and similar organisations  Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on the Office addresses page.

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Raising concerns

• Raising concerns about NRES or a REC
  Details of how to contact us are on the Raising concerns page.

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