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Planning your research project If you are preparing to undertake research in Auckland DHB, there are a few things you will need to consider before finalising your research plan. Check out these links for helpful information for planning your project.	Feasibility / funding approval Access to patients records Non-Auckland DHB research staff Auckland DHB supervisors for non-staff Legal review Budget

Research approval process All research involving Auckland DHB must receive approval from the Auckland DHB Research Review Committee before commencing. The Research Office will register your project and organise the review process for you. Contact Us	Essential Documents Checklist [PDF, 390 KB] Click this link for a list of the documents we require in our approval process. Do not send paper copies of documents to the Research Office. Documents with signatures should be scanned and submitted electronically. Maori research assessment. Research conducted at Auckland DHB must be responsive to Maori. Click this link for information on the Maori review and how to get one. Auckland DHB Standard Research Approval Pathway (RRC). Click here for information, application form and guidelines for our standard review pathway via the Research Review Committee Auckland DHB Expedited approval pathway for Low Risk Studies. Click here if your study is low risk and low impact. It may qualify for our expedited approval pathway. *IMPORTANT UPDATE:* The Auckland Health Research Ethics Committee (AHREC) has been created with the intention of streamlining ethical and institutional approvals and reducing duplication. If you are seeking ethical approval from AHREC for your low risk study you may also use the AHREC form for the Auckland DHB expedited approval process. A separate Auckland DHB low risk form is not required. https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/research/about-our-research/human-ethics/ahrec.html() Locality Authorisation for Ethics. [PDF, 101 KB]Mandatory for all research reviewed by a Health and Disability Ethics Committee (HDEC).
Post-approval: ongoing requirements	Amendments. [DOCX, 115 KB]Major, and all other study amendments that will affect the study budget, require RRC approval. Click here for the form to complete. For HDEC-approved research, you must provide an HDEC "Approved Progress Report" letter annually. Otherwise your Auckland DHB locality approval may be withdrawn. Use the below link to our FAQs page for guidance on how to submit annual reports to HDEC. Guide for submitting an HDEC annual progress report Serious Adverse Events (SAEs). End of study final report. Note that it's the responsibility of the Principal Investigator to inform the Research Office when a study may be closed. The Research Office closes a study if the following two elements are fulfilled. ALL data collection procedures as per the approved protocol have been completed. NO further resources are required or utilised on the study.