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All of them require formal authorisation from the Trust before participants, including NHS staff, can be approached or data collected.\nThe first step is to determine what kind of project you propose to undertake, as different types of projects are subject to different regulations and routes to obtain the appropriate authorisation.  There is plenty of information, including some helpful videos, about \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.elft.nhs.uk%2Fresearch%2Fconducting-study%2Fchoosing-study-type-and-getting-permission&data=05%7C02%7Ckarin.albani1%40nhs.net%7Cd3afdbc9cd3144a153e108dd1ac8e242%7C37c354b285b047f5b22207b48d774ee3%7C0%7C0%7C638696172279152311%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=0loaM6uZsSW5Vp3KGAiWZOLm%2BtnTRKPsjvUqQEspkWA%3D&reserved=0\" \u0014Choosing a study type and getting permission to conduct it at ELFT on our website\u0015; you should also check out the \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.elft.nhs.uk%2Fresearch%2Fconducting-study%2Ffrequently-asked-questions&data=05%7C02%7Ckarin.albani1%40nhs.net%7Cd3afdbc9cd3144a153e108dd1ac8e242%7C37c354b285b047f5b22207b48d774ee3%7C0%7C0%7C638696172279166014%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=QYxWQK%2BiFnvKaH0SkDMJTt0ZBG4TYinzNBesW8%2BryuU%3D&reserved=0\" \u0014Frequently Asked Questions\u0015 page. Alternatively, the NHS Health Research Authority (HRA) in conjunction with the Medical Research Council (MRC) also have developed resources to help you \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hra-decisiontools.org.uk%2Fresearch%2Fdocs%2FDefiningResearchTable_Oct2017-1.pdf&data=05%7C02%7Ckarin.albani1%40nhs.net%7Cd3afdbc9cd3144a153e108dd1ac8e242%7C37c354b285b047f5b22207b48d774ee3%7C0%7C0%7C638696172279180819%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=owI9uzXy9PffPsglGw0P4epK2gxvGgkS%2BpxmZHJo2lE%3D&reserved=0\" \u0014determine what kind of project you propose to undertake\u0015. This includes a link to the \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.hra-decisiontools.org.uk/research/\" \u0014HRA decision tool\u0015.\nThe primary element which distinguishes Research (with capitol ‘R’) from service evaluation or audit is not study size, or obtaining consent, or what type of data you collect or from whom, or funding and so on, but the intent of the study.  Some common areas which cause confusion are:\n•\tA key feature of Research is that it is intentionally planned and designed using documented methodology which will allow results to be extrapolated or applied from the study sample to a larger population. This extrapolation / application is what the terms 'generalisable' and 'transferable' refer to.  Please pay close attention to this aspect of your study design – if any part of your proposal aims to extrapolate or apply results from the study sample to a larger population, it is a Research study.\n•\tClinical Audits are directly related to improving services against a standard that has already been set. If you are not measuring performance against a predetermined target / standard, it’s not an audit.\n•\tAn  Evaluation involves making judgements about the value of what is being evaluated, the quality or worth of a service or intervention, providing evidence that can be used to improve it. 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