title: Research governance in health and social care.
abstract: In all aspects of our professional, personal and social life we will be faced with issues that need clear authority. Governance is about having a well-defined agreed set of standards by which we work. The purpose of this article is to raise the level of awareness of research governance in health and social care in the UK and to encourage colleagues to look at their local research governance framework critically.
authors.forename: Rosaline
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Steele
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000941:ethics; D004739:England; D028744:Ethics Committees, Research / Q000592:standards*; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D032984:Ethics, Research; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000941:ethics* / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008880:Midwifery / Q000941:ethics* / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D009731:Nursing Audit; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research / Q000941:ethics; D012606:Scotland; D014852:Wales