Report of the review into the research framework in North Staffordshire.
This review began because of complaints about the conduct of research studies in the paediatric department of the North Staffordshire Hospital in Stroke-on-Trent. As it progressed other issues were also examined such as diagnosing Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy by the use of covert video surveillance. The following extracts concentrate on research issues, and include the whole of the framework for research governance outlined in the report.
D000328:Adult; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D030881:Disclosure; D026724:Ethical Review; D028744:Ethics Committees, Research; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006805:Human Experimentation; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007258:Informed Consent; D012926:Social Control, Formal; D006113:United Kingdom; D014495:Universities