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Views of National Health Service (NHS) Ethics Committee members on how education research should be reviewed

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Pages 225-230 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

Background: A Local Research Ethics Committee (LREC) may not be appropriate for reviewing research projects involving trainees as participants.

Aims: This study aimed to obtain views of LREC members regarding education research being reviewed by LRECS.

Methods: A questionnaire describing six medical education research projects was sent to an opportunistic sample of LRECs. Respondents were asked to indicate the type of ethics review and consent that would be required for each project. Free text comments were also invited.

Results: The majority of the 68 respondents felt that committee review (LREC or institutional) was required for contacting trainees to obtain taped or written interviews. Most felt that some form of consent was appropriate for all the studies. Themes arising from the free text responses were that: there were concerns about this study itself; the requirements for ethical approval for education research should be no different from those of clinical research; there are problems defining ‘research', ‘audit' and ‘course evaluation'; ethical approval should be acquired for education research but not through LRECs; the COREC system is over-complex; and, high standards of research have to be maintained.

Conclusion: The majority of ethics committee members feel that most education research needs independent review but not necessarily by LRECs.

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Notes on contributors

Jeremy Brown

JB and NS conceived the study. NS and JB collected and analysed the data. JB, IR, JH and NS wrote the paper and contributed to the critical review of the manuscript.DR JEREMY BROWN is a Senior Lecturer -- Research, Faculty of Health, Edge Hill University/Mersey Deanery.

Ida Ryland

IDA RYLAND is a Research Fellow in Postgraduate Medical Education at the Mersey Deanery/Faculty of Health, Edge Hill University.

John Howard

DR JOHN HOWARD is Associate Director of Postgraduate General Practice Education, NHS North West, Mersey Deanery.

Nigel Shaw

DR NIGEL SHAW is Associate Postgraduate Dean, Mersey Region (NHS North West) and consultant in neonatal and respiratory peadiatrics Liverpool Womens Hospital and Royal Liverpool Childrens Hospital.

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