York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides a comprehensive range of acute hospital and specialist healthcare services for approximately 800,000 people living in and around York, North Yorkshire, North East Yorkshire and Ryedale - an area covering 3,400 square miles.
The Research & Development Office strive to increase the opportunities for patients and their families to be informed about, and involved in, our research and research processes.
The information on these pages will be relevant to York Hospital staff NHS Foundation Trust staff who are planning their own research study.
This section contains the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Guidance documents issued by the R&D Unit.
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SOPs and Guidance
| Title | Number | Version | Implementation Date | Related Documents |
| Application to the Trust for Sponsorship of a CTIMP | R&D/S02 | 9.0 | 13th February 2023 | F03 |
| Application to the Trust for Sponsorship of a Research Study | R&D/S82 | 3.0 | 13th February 2023 | S02, S14, S74, S83, G05, G06 |
| Application for Sponsorship of a Non-CE Marked Medical Device Study | R&D/S83 | 2.0 | 15th July 2019 | None |
| Case Report Form (CRF) Design and Completion | R&D/S81 | 4.0 | 14th December 2022 | None |
| Data Management | R&D/S29 | 4.0 | 2nd October 2019 | None |
| Data Monitoring Committees for Clinical Trials | R&D/S72 | 5.0 | 7th December 2022 | T27 |
| Delegation of Tasks for Trust Sponsored Research Studies | R&D/S03 | 9.0 | 6th December 2022 | F16, T62 |
| End of Study Reports and Publications | R&D/S27 | 4.0 | 15th July 2019 | T24 |
| Making Amendments to Trust Sponsored Research Studies | R&D/S74 | 6.0 | 27th February 2023 | F18, F101 |
| Monitoring of Trust Sponsored Research Studies | R&D/S08 | 13.0 | 17th April 2023 | F10, F14, F17, F64, F65, F66, F69, F70, F78, T03 |
| Preparing a Statistical Analysis Plan | R&D/S85 | 5.0 | 7th December 2022 | None |
| Production of a Randomisation Schedule for Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs) | R&D/S62 | 5.0 | 24th April 2023 | F45 |
| Risk Assessment | R&D/S18 | 5.0 | 13th February 2023 | F15 |
| Reporting Requirements During Research Studies | R&D/S06 | 6.0 | 21st November 2022 | F21, F22 |
| Study Close-Out | R&D/S21 | 5.0 | 21st November 2022 | F19 |
| REDCap Database Access | R&D/S65 | 1.0 | 15th May 2024 | None |
1st April 2023 – 31st March 2024
York & Scarborough
50 research studies open to recruitment
3246 patients recruited into clinical trials
