What do we do?
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Promote and facilitate high-quality research and development;
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Co-ordinate research activity;
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Maintain and develop links between R&D, audit, and clinical effectiveness within the Clinical Governance framework;
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Ensure reporting requirements of R&D activity are met, and ensure compliance with the Research Governance.
Undertaking research in Southern Health Trust
All research projects that are undertaken within our Trust need to gain approval from the Research and Development (R&D) Department before they commence. The purpose of the Research and Development approval process is to ensure that all research is conducted within the Research Governance Framework (RGF).
Please be aware that a study cannot start, and potential participants should not be approached, until Trust Approval and Research Ethics Approval have been granted.
Research and Development strategy
The Research and Development Strategy provides information about Research and Development in the NHS and the Trust.
It outilnes the reasons why Research and Development is important and how it can be best developed within the Trust laying out actions that are required to implement the strategy.
Research and Development team
Director of Health Technology, Innovation and Outcomes: Jessamy Baird
Manager: Dr Anita McBride, 023 8082 5189
Administrator: Penny Bartlett, 023 8071 8540
The Research and Development Department is based at the Department of Psychiatry (1st Floor), The Royal South Hants Hospital.
