The Research Office supports research within the Trust, by providing services and systems for research approvals, governance and quality assurance.

Staff work in three teams:

  • The Research Support Team deals with study set-up including contractual arrangements and R&D approval. Email protocols for site HRA assessment stage and subsequent full document pack for arrangement of capacity and capability to R&D.applications@mft.nhs.uk.
  • The Quality Team deals with MFT sponsorship and the Trust monitoring and audit programme to maintain a high standard of conduct in studies.
  • The Information Team deals with data management, and reporting.