We support ethical, high-quality health and medical research at St John of God Health Care.
Our Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) is central to this effort.
HRECs review research proposals involving human participants to ensure they are ethically acceptable and meet relevant standards and guidelines.
Our HREC welcomes submissions from internal and external researchers and reviews both single site and multicentre research proposals.
Our committee reviews the full spectrum of human research including:
- clinical trials of new medications, devices and clinical interventions
- qualitative studies measuring patient satisfaction and quality of life
- 'human quality improvement projects', focusing on improvements in clinical processes.
Research topics that we review cover multiple clinical disciplines – for example, oncology, orthopaedics, obstetrics, mental health, nursing, anaesthesia, cardiology, gastroenterology, palliative care, pathology and population health.
Once the proposed St John of God Health Care site/s have deemed your proposed project feasible, the site will provide you with authorisation to submit an application for ethical review.
All submissions to the HREC (new studies, amendments and reports) should be made using the online St John of God Health Care Ethics submission form.
For more information, refer to the St John of God Research Handbook.
Human Research Ethics Committee Administration Fee Schedule
Review the SJGHC HREC Administration Fee Schedule and supporting FAQs. These revised fees are effective from 1 August 2026 and apply to new applications only and will not be applied retrospectively.
Contact us
By phone or email
Telephone: 08 6116 0542
Email: [email protected]
Via our Executive Officer
St John of God Health Care HREC
PO Box 5753, St Georges Terrace
Perth WA 6831
By online enquiry
Get in touch and we will respond to your enquiry within 2 working days.
More about us
- We are certified by the National Health and Medical Research Council as a Lead HREC in Australia and operate as a single, central HREC for St John of God Health Care.
- You only need to apply once for your research to be reviewed by our committee if you are intending to undertake research across more than one of the hospitals or services provided by St John of God Health Care.
- All research projects submitted to us must be developed in line with the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Research Involving Humans.
- Our committee adheres to the Code of Ethical Standards for Catholic Health and Aged Care Services in Australia.
Make an enquiry
Get in touch to find out more about our current research projects, how to apply to complete research with us, request a submission form or learn more about our education and training.