What is the NHS definition of a sponsor?
For NHS ethics applications the definition is: “Individual, organisation or group taking on responsibility for securing the arrangements to initiate, manage and finance a study. (A group of individuals and/or organisations may take on sponsorship responsibilities and distribute them by agreement among the members of the group, provided that, collectively, they make arrangements to allocate all the responsibilities in this research governance framework that are relevant to the study.)” NHS Committees require evidence of permission from the sponsor when you submit your application. The office of the Deputy Head of Administration (Health) is able to assist with this.
