Temporary National Research Ethics Committee - COVID-19

A temporary National Research Ethics Committee (NREC) was set up in April 2020, and subsequently approved approximately 100 research studies on COVID-19 between April and August 2020.

Principal Investigators who received research ethics committee approval from the NREC were advised as part of the process to notify the State Claims Agency see FAQ 13 (link to HRB website), and the local research ethics committee(s)/site(s) see FAQ 14 (link to HRB website)

There are currently two studies taking place in Beaumont Hospital, which were orginally approved by the NREC-COV19.

The NREC-COV19 was disbanded, and ceased reviewing amendments and receiving reports in relation to these studies on the 31 August 2024.