Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Section 1 Core knowledge
- Section 2 Core skills
- Section 3 Important bodies
- Section 4 Information, evidence and research
- Chapter 24 Information management
- Chapter 25 Evidence-based medicine
- Chapter 26 Research funding in the NHS
- Chapter 27 Research governance
- Section 5 Money
- Section 6 NHS structures
- Section 7 Operations
- Section 8 Safety and quality
- Section 9 Staff issues
- Index
- References
Chapter 27 - Research governance
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 March 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Section 1 Core knowledge
- Section 2 Core skills
- Section 3 Important bodies
- Section 4 Information, evidence and research
- Chapter 24 Information management
- Chapter 25 Evidence-based medicine
- Chapter 26 Research funding in the NHS
- Chapter 27 Research governance
- Section 5 Money
- Section 6 NHS structures
- Section 7 Operations
- Section 8 Safety and quality
- Section 9 Staff issues
- Index
- References
Summary
Research is the key mechanism for the development and advancement of innovative medicines, clinical practice, exploratory treatments, novel therapies and healthcare delivery. The process of research is not isolated, but is governed by a range of legislations, policies, frameworks and directives, which are described in the Research Governance Framework (RGF, 2005). The RGF facilitates the national and legal standards for the conduct of research within the NHS, harmonizes the applicable regulations and ensures that the standards derived from this are implemented and maintained.
Research governance is needed to:
Protect the wellbeing, health and safety of research participants
Fortify accurate reporting, quality assurance and control
Ensure the generation of reliable and valid data
Ensure that research activities are ethical, legal and of good scientific quality
Ensure that the appropriate liabilities and accountabilities are identified and put in place
Promote pharmacovigilance to enhance reporting, reduce adverse events and protocol misconduct
Encourage good clinical practice
Ensure that research is monitored and audited, which supports both good clinical practice and the wellbeing of the patients.
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- Management Essentials for Doctors , pp. 78 - 82Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011