In October 2008 the National
Research Ethics Service (NRES) first published research summaries on the NRES
website. The purpose of publishing research summaries is to promote transparency in research, to encourage
registration and publication and to provide a simple website publication of
research approved by NRES in the UK. It
is designed to support the improvement of patients' access to research as
detailed in the NHS
Constitution.
The publication of this
searchable record of approved applications is just one part of the NRES wider
agenda to meet policy and publication requirements, and to promote transparent
and ethical research and review. It also
marks a large amount of work and collaboration between applicants from all
areas of research in the UK in delivering this important first step.
From 2010, NRES also records the
ethical opinion from the Research Ethics Committee.
About the
summaries
The summaries are deliberately brief to
maximise access and understanding. If
you would like further information on the studies recorded on the website,
please contact the person named on the study, not NRES.
The information contained within the research
summaries is extracted from the application form. NRES
provides guidance and comments on the content and may suggest amendments and
improvements, but the final published version is provided and agreed by
the Chief Investigator/Sponsor organisation. NRES has not amended the summaries
in any way prior to publication.
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suggestions on the way that the research summaries are presented. Please fill in our feedback form.
