Research Ethics forms

Instructions for completing research ethics application forms

• All questions on the application form must be completed.
• Incomplete forms will be deemed invalid and will not be reviewed by the REC.
• All submissions / correspondence must be directed to the REC Administrator at office@ref-sligo.ie.
• For detailed ethics information see ‘Ethical Approval for Research in the HSE & its funded organisations‘
• For detailed information on consent in Health and Social Care Research, see HSE policy document: 2023-HSE-National-Policy-for-Consent-in-Health-and-Social-Care-Research-compressed-v1.1
• Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) scoring tool (XLSX / 263 KB)

Documents and templates for SUH REC ethics:

• REC SUH Local Committee Checklist
• REC SUH Principal Investigator Declaration and Signatory Page
• REC SUH Standard Application Form, version 5.6-24.10.2025
• Substantial Change to Application Form, version 5.6-24.10.2025
• Guidance Manual  Instructions 5.6 (adapted 31 August 2018, copyright RCSI & Beaumont Hospital)
• Participation Information Leaflet (PIL) template, version 31-August-2018
• Consent Form Template, version 31-August-2018
• Consent Form Template, Retention of Tissue, version 31-August-2018
• REC SUH Template for Annual Status Report Form
• REC SUH Template for Study Termination Form
• REC SUH Template for Amendment Notification Form