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Welcome to HRA Latest, with news and updates for those working or involved in health and social care research.
This month, we're pleased to tell you more about Make it Public. As part of our campaign to improve research transparency, we'd love you to join our workshop to look at how the research community can work together to improve registration rates of clinical trials.
You can also read our response to the World Medical Association's consultation on the Declaration of Helsinki, as well as what we are doing in response to the Tickell review into research bureaucracy.
Finally, hear more from Lou Silver, our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Manager, about the work the HRA is doing to support LGBTQ+ equality in light of LGBT+ History Month.
As always, for regular updates and the latest news, you can follow us on X @HRA_Latest.
Matt Westmore
Chief Executive
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 Make it Public Week 2024
Make it Public is a campaign dedicated to research transparency, founded on the Make it Public strategy. Our vision is that trusted information from health and social care research studies is publicly available for the benefit of all.
For #MakeitPublic Week 2024, we’re focusing on increasing research registration rates.
We know that two thirds of the UK public would feel more confident in the findings of health and social care research if the study was added to a public register before it started. This reminds us how crucial it is to bring the research community together to achieve the ambitious goal of 100% registration rates for clinical trials.
Join our online workshop on Thursday 21 March to address the barriers to registering research. Our influential speakers will share advice on registration best practice before hosting an expert panellist Q&A session, facilitated discussions and more.
 Our response to revisions to the Declaration of Helsinki
The Declaration of Helsinki (DOH) is a statement of ethical principles for medical research involving humans. It was established in 1964 and is regarded as the most important document in the history of research ethics.
A consultation was recently launched by the World Medical Association to ensure the DOH continues to address evolving ethical global challenges.
Our response included input from public contributors who are members of the HRA’s Public Involvement Network, members of NHS Research Ethics Committees, and was developed in consultation with the UK’s Four Nations Policy Leads Group.
Acting on the Tickell review
We welcomed the government’s response to Professor Adam Tickell’s Independent Review of Research Bureaucracy.
The government’s response includes plans to improve efficiency and productivity in research, and highlights work that the HRA has already carried out to reduce bureaucracy. This includes combined review of clinical trials with the Medicine and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
 Blog: LGBT+ History Month
This February, as part of LGBT+ History Month, the HRA is celebrating the enormous contribution that LGBTQ+ people have made, and continue to make, to the field of medicine and healthcare.
We've published a blog with profiles on some LGBTQ+ pioneers in research and details on the positive action the HRA is taking to demonstrate our unwavering commitment to LGBTQ+ equality.
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