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Research Quality Working Group

The Research Quality Working Group aims to provide an NHS‑focused forum for sharing best practice, peer support, and collaborative problem‑solving in research quality assurance and sponsor oversight. Its purpose is to address the specific challenges faced by NHS and non‑commercial sponsors. The focus being different from commercially focused groups, to support members in navigating regulatory change, inspections, and evolving governance requirements.

Group Chair(s):

Manjit Chohan

I am an HCPC-registered Biomedical Scientist with a background in Blood Transfusion and Stem Cell Collection, and over five years’ experience as a Research Quality Manager within the NHS. My work has focused on research governance, regulatory compliance, audit and monitoring, inspection readiness, and the implementation of effective quality management systems.
I recently moved into a Trust-wide Quality Assurance role at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. Although no longer working directly in research delivery, this role provides a strong system-level understanding of NHS quality governance and enables me to support better integration of research within Trust quality frameworks.
I am also a Research Ethics Committee (REC) member for the Brent REC, offering an independent ethical and regulatory oversight perspective.
Through the RDF Quality Working Group, I aim to strengthen alignment between research and NHS quality systems, promote proportionate assurance, and support the embedding of research as a core component of high-quality patient care.

Sarah Skirrow

Quality Assurance Manager, Derby Clinical Trials Support Unit

Group Members:

TBA – Group membership is under review and this page will be updated when this is confirmed.

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  • Lead new work related to the themes, in their specific areas of interest.
  • Create resources where there are gaps
  • Influence partners & invited stakeholders. Discuss their work, ask for opinions and shape policy.
  • Share expertise and gather intelligence from and for the community
  • Horizon scan for what is of interest to the community. Horizon scanning and conducting community surveys
  • Develop consultation responses
  • Act as a point of reference & contact for the members with questions or peer review
  • Feed into general Forum training, conference and events programmes.
  • Champion the NHS R&D Forum and our community.
  • Speak for and represent the research management, support and leadership community.
  • Drive the Forum forward and provide leadership
  • Strategically, proposing Forum content, providing leadership and ensuring oversight of outputs
  • As a point of contact, providing peer support to colleagues
  • As a Task and finish, producing outputs and resources
  • As a space to work out loud, sharing experience and connecting with colleagues.