Sep 23, 2011 in Ethics On Thursday it was my privilege to chair an NHS Research Ethics Committee (REC). These meetings usually involve many mixed emotions for both the researchers and the members of the committee. Researchers often find it hard to hide their joy and relief … Continue reading
Aug 31, 2011 in Professional Development, Research While sitting at my desk I noticed a copy of Ann Raven’s book entitled ‘Consider it pure joy …’ which was first published in 1991, with my third edition published in 1997. In only 83 pages Ann Raven provides a … Continue reading
Jul 23, 2011 in informed consent, Research Seeking freely given informed consent has been a central requirement for all research involving human participants since publication of the Nuremberg Code (1947) and then the Declaration of Helsinki (1964). Research ethics committees (RECs) will spend much of their time … Continue reading
Apr 14, 2011 in Ethics, Research There is a long history of an uneasy relationship between the research ethics committee and researchers but this should no longer be the case. Researchers and Research Ethics Committees (RECs) want the same thing; high quality research that has real … Continue reading