It’s week five in this blog series exploring the ethical principles underpinning research so it’s time to have a look at ‘veracity’. This is the principle that places an obligation on researchers to tell the truth about their research. Whilst it … Continue reading →
In my previous blogs I considered beneficence, non-maleficence and fidelity so now it’s time to consider the fourth ethical principle – ‘justice’. This principle requires that researchers are always fair to the participants in their research and that the needs … Continue reading →
So far in this series of blogs I have written about beneficence and non-maleficence so this week I turn my attention to the third ethical principle – ‘fidelity’. Fidelity is the principle concerned with building trusting relationships between researchers and … Continue reading →
In my blog last week I wrote about ‘beneficence’, the principle that all research should have the potential to benefit someone, and this week I am going to write about non-maleficence. Non-Maleficence, the second ethical principle, and one closely linked … Continue reading →
In 1999 I published a paper in which I described and explored the seven ethical principles that should underpin the planning and conduct of high quality clinical research. In the intervening years I have repeatedly used these ethical principles as … Continue reading →