Health Research Authority

The Health Research Authority (HRA) is an executive non-departmental public body of the Department of Health in the United Kingdom.^[1] The HRA exists to provide a unified national system for the governance of health research.

History

The formation of the HRA came as a result of reorganisation of the National Health Service (NHS) in England outlined in the Health and Social Care Act 2012, and took on the functions of the National Research Ethics Service.^[1] Originally established as a Special Health Authority on 1 December 2011, it became a non-departmental public body on 1 January 2015 under the Care Act 2014.

Department of Health of the United Kingdom

Headquarters: Richmond House Skipton House Quarry House

Ministers	Secretary of State for Health Minister of State for Health Minister of State for Care and Support Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Quality

Executive agencies	Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency Public Health England

Executive Non-departmental public bodies	Care Quality Commission Health and Social Care Information Centre Health Education England Health Research Authority Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority Human Tissue Authority National Institute for Health and Care Excellence NHS England NHS Blood and Transplant NHS Business Services Authority NHS Litigation Authority NHS Improvement

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