The Sponsor is required to monitor research that has received a favourable opinion from an NHS or Social Care REC and/or the HRA. Therefore, you must submit Annual Progress Reports in order to inform the Sponsor of the progress of your research study. Progress Reports are only required for studies that are more than one year in duration.
The information required in an Annual Progress Report relates to research conduct, recruitment, amendments, and safety. It is the responsibility of the Chief Investigator to complete and submit Annual Progress Reports. The report should be submitted to the Sponsor 12 months after the date on which the NHS or Social Care REC favourable opinion was given. Annual Progress Reports should be submitted thereafter until the end of the study.
If you are conducting a Clinical Trial, there is a specific form for submitting Annual Progress Reports, to the main REC and MHRA:
https://www.hra.nhs.uk/approvals-amendments/managing-your-approval/progress-reports/
If Swansea University is sponsor of your study, please send a copy of the report to the research governance team (researchgovernance@swansea.ac.uk)
For studies which are not clinical trials, and receiving sponsorship from Swansea University, your study application will have been progressed through the Research Healthcare Sponsorship online portal.
In this case please complete the Annual Report sub-form available on the online portal (accessed through My Apps under the ‘Research Ethics Applicant’ tab. Please use the form entitled ‘Healthcare Sponsorship’ and 'Annual Report' sub-form).
