Submitting your NHS ethical review application

The guidance on this page will help you understand how to submit an NHS ethics application. 

Key sources of information are the HRAs ‘applying to a research committee’ page and the IRAS help and online IRAS guide pages.

You can find more information on the possible outcomes following submission on the review outcomes page and what to do once you have approval on the once you have approval page.

Once you have prepared all your documents and received sponsor’s approval, you are ready to submit your application for review. By this point, you will already have an application in IRAS. You should check that all relevant and referenced documents are attached.

Next, you need to obtain electronic authorisations, book your review and submit your application.