Metro South Health strongly recommends all researchers contact the following teams to seek assistance and support:

• Metro South Health Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) Office
• Metro South Health Research Governance Office
• Metro South Health PowerTrials Support Team
• Metro South Health Research Support Coordinator and Grants Administration Office

Both before and after ethical clearance and research governance authorisation, it is essential to ensure good communication between all parties. All parties involved need to establish open lines of communication from the inception and initiation of the research project. If the processes are not discussed and coordinated correctly at the beginning, then the streamlined ethical review and clearance system will not operate to its full potential.