Introduction to Research Governance, Ethics and Integrity Mrs April Lockyer Senior Research Policy Officer (Governance and Integrity)
Definition Research Governance Regulations Principles Standards Research quality
Definition Research Ethics Morality Human subjects Animals Environment Potential future use
Definition Research Integrity Responsible research practice
Statutory Obligations Human Tissue Act Medicines for Human Use Regulations Data Protection Act Mental Capacity Act Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act Health and Safety Regulations
Principles and Standards DoH Research Governance Framework Declaration of Helsinki Nuremburg Code UK Research Integrity Office Funding Bodies Organisational Codes of Good Research Conduct
Ethical Research Dignity, rights, safety and well-being of participants. Reduce, Refine and Replace Ethical review – NHS – UREC
Research Governance and Integrity Team April Lockyer, Senior Research Policy Officer (Governance and Integrity) Andrea Evans, Research Policy Officer (HTA) Mohammed Zubair, Research Policy Officer (MHRA)
Research Governance and Integrity Team Produce policies, procedures and training Provide support and advice to researchers Review and improve systems (central and local) Oversee regulated activities (human tissue and clinical trials) Governance and ethics breaches, participant complaints and research misconduct
Structure Research Conduct and Accountability Committee Professor Nalin Thakker Associate Vice President for Research Integrity Clinical Trials Management Group Professor Deborah Symmons Persons Designated Group Professor Giorgio Terenghi Designated Individual
Human Tissue Act Human Tissue Authority Licence Consent Ethical review Traceability
Human Tissue Act Annual Survey Database Persons Designated Policies and SOPs Quality Manual Monitoring and Audit
Clinical Trials Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency Clinical Trials Authorisation Ethical review Sponsor Trial Master File Monitoring and audit Safety Reporting Archiving
Clinical Trials Cradle to grave support Risk assessment Green light system Policy and SOPs Monitoring and Audit
Research Integrity Code of Good Research Conduct Code of Practice for Dealing with Complaints of Misconduct in Research
Current and Future Activities Development of RMS Working Group – Information Governance Developments in ethical review Web site Launch Code of Good Research Conduct
Questions and Suggestions