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A Boshier1, S A W Shakir, P Telfer
1Drug Safety Research Unit, Bursledon Hall, Blundell Lane, Southampton, UK. andrew.boshier@dsru.org
Purposes:
To describe the kind of the difficulties encountered when seeking research governance approval for a nationwide public health and genetic study-the Drug-Induced Arrhythmia Risk Evaluation study-in England.
Methods:
Description of the processes followed when seeking research governance approval for the Drug-Induced Arrhythmia Risk Evaluation study-a case control study with annual follow-up of cases and controls over 5 years, set in the English National Health Service (NHS).
Results:
The authors describe wide variations in NHS research governance approval procedures in England.
Conclusion:
NHS research governance procedures in England are impeding the process of epidemiological studies; there is the need for a centralised NHS R&D approval of studies, which is analogous to MREC for ethical approval.
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