Trust in the System: Research Ethics Committees and the Regulation of Biomedical Research

by Adam Hedgecoe

Book Overview

Every month, groups of people from all over the United Kingdom decide what kind of research should be carried out on patients within the NHS. These groups - Research Ethics Committees (RECs) - made up of doctors, nurses, researchers, and members of the general public - help shape the future of medicine, and play a crucial role in the regulation of a wide range of research from social science to epidemiology, vaccine and drugs trials to surgery...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526167050
• ISBN13: 9781526167057
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"