Healthcare Research Ethics and Law

Taylor & Francis

Healthcare Research Ethics and LawRegulation, Review and Responsibility\nAuthor(s): Hazel Biggs\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge Cavendish\nISBN-13: 9781904385486, 978-1904385486\nSynopsis\nThe book explores and explains the relationship between law and ethics in the context of medically related research in order to provide a practical guide to understanding for members of research ethics committees (RECs), professionals involved with medical research and those with an academic interest in the subject. \n\nHealthcare Research Ethics and Law sets out the law as it relates to the functions of Research Ethics Committees (RECs) within the context of the process of ethical review and aims to be accessible and readily understood by REC members. Each chapter begins by locating the material within the practical context of ethical review and then provides a more theoretical and analytical discussion detailing how the theory and practic.