Ensuring that research governance supports rather than stifles research

[摘要] A research governance framework was introduced in 2001 and updated in 2003 to ensure ‘high scientific, ethical and financial standards, transparent decision-making processes, clear allocation of responsibilities and robust monitoring arrangements for research taking place within the NHS’.1,2 The overall aim is to improve the quality of research and protect the public while minimising bureaucratic processes.3 However, the haphazard application of the laudable aims of the framework risks having the opposite effect and bringing multicentre research to its knees.

[学科分类] 卫生学