Research approvals iceberg: how a ‘low-key’ study in England needed 89 professionals to approve it and how we can do better

Abstract Background The red tape and delays around research ethics and governance approvals frequently frustrate researchers yet, as the lesser of two evils, are largely accepted as unavoidable. Here we quantify aspects of the research ethics and governance approvals for one interview- and questionn...

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Main Authors: Mila Petrova, Stephen Barclay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:BMC Medical Ethics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12910-018-0339-5