Rightly Dividing the Word: Research beyond the Limits of Ethical Approval

Abstract

This article is a personal reflection on some of the ethical issues experienced before, during and after undertaking qualitative research in the UK National Health Service (NHS).

Keywords:

• Qualitative research
• NHS ethical approval
• Discourse ethics
• Dialogue

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Notes on contributors

Daz Greenop

Daz Greenop has worked professionally as a counsellor, group therapist, teacher and social worker in a variety of settings in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. He is currently Senior Research Fellow in the Faculty of Health & Applied Social Sciences at Liverpool John Moores University and now has a PhD!