title: How to gain ethical committee approval.
abstract: Research involving NHS patients or premises must have approval of the local research ethical committee (LREC). Allow plenty of time for your application to be processed--find out about dates for submitting applications and the time taken to reach a decision. Follow any written LREC guidelines closely and complete any local forms in full. When making your application, put yourself in the place of your subjects; would you be willing to do what you are asking of them? Make sure that all the relevant questionnaires, letters and other documents accompany your application. If you are asked to attend a meeting, find out in advance what is expected of you.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Baldwin
mesh_terms: D017041:Ethics Committees; D006801:Humans; D007586:Job Application; D015399:Nursing Research