Why are organisational approvals needed for low-risk staff studies in the UK? Procedures, barriers, and burdens

• Main Authors: Lesley Dunleavy (Author), Ruth Board (Author), Seamus Coyle (Author), Andrew Dickman (Author), John Ellershaw (Author), Amy Gadoud (Author), Jaime Halvorsen (Author), Nick Hulbert-Williams (Author), Liz Lightbody (Author), Stephen Mason (Author), Amara Callistus Nwosu (Author), Andrea Partridge (Author), Sheila Payne (Author), Nancy Preston (Author), Brooke Swash (Author), Vanessa Taylor (Author), Catherine Walshe (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Health care staff should be given the opportunity to participate in research, but recruiting clinicians via their employing organisation is not always straightforward or quick in the UK. Unlike many countries outside the UK, very low-risk survey, interview or focus group studies...