Slowther, Anne, Boynton, Petra and Shaw, Sara (2006) Research governance : ethical issues. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 99 (2). pp. 65-72. doi:10.1258/jrsm.99.2.65

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Abstract

Healthcare research is haunted by a history of unethical studies in which profound harm was caused to vulnerable individuals. Official systems for gaining ethical approval for research, designed to prevent a repetition of these shameful examples, can prove bureaucratic and inflexible in practice. The core ethical principles of respect for autonomy, prevention of harm, promotion of benefit, and justice (which form the basis of professional codes of research conduct) must be applied flexibly to take account of contextual, methodological, personal and practical considerations. Ensuring that the design and conduct of all research is ethically sound is the responsibility of all involved-including researchers, research institutions, ethics review committees and regulatory bodies.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Divisions:	Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Social Science & Systems in Health (SSSH) Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School
Journal or Publication Title:	Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
Publisher:	Royal Society of Medicine Press Ltd.
ISSN:	0141-0768
Official Date:	February 2006
Dates:	Date Event February 2006 Published
Volume:	99
Number:	2
Page Range:	pp. 65-72
DOI:	10.1258/jrsm.99.2.65
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access
Open Access Version:	Publisher

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