Research Support Services

The NHS Norfolk R&D office has adopted the NIHR Research Support Services for each Trust supported within the office.

As part of our commitment to the Research Support Services, please find below the R&D Operational Capability Statement (RDOC) for each Trust we provide services for.

Trust	Version	Date valid from
Norfolk Community Health & Care NHS Trust	NCH&C RDOCS 001	01/08/2011
NHS Suffolk	NHSS RDOCS 001	01/08/2011
NHS Great Yarmouth & Waveney	NHSGY&W RDOCS 001	01/09/2011
NHS Norfolk	In preparation

Alongside the RDOCs, the NHS Norfolk R&D Office have also published Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) which are followed for both hosting and sponsoring of research studies for each Trust. Please find below the current finalised SOPs which are used with the NHS Norfolk R&D Office.

SOP Ref	SOP Title	Version	Status
R&D SOP 001	Production, Review Approval and Control of SOPs related to Research Activities	1	Final
Sponsor Organisation SOPs
R&D SOP 101	Decision to Sponsor	1	Final
R&D SOP 102	Sponsor Management of Protocol and Study Oversight	1	Final
R&D SOP 103	Sponsor Management of funding, approvals and permissions	1	Final
R&D SOP 104	Sponsor Management of external agreements and contracts	1	Final
R&D SOP 105	Sponsor Management of Study Closedown	1	Final
Host Organisation SOPs
R&D SOP 201	Give NHS Permission	1	Final
R&D SOP 202	Study Oversight	1	Final
R&D SOP 203	Closedown of Hosted Studies	1	Final

If you would like to discuss the RDOCs or SOPs with the R&D office, please contact us using details on the contacts page.