Maori responsiveness in health and medical research: clarifying the roles of the researcher and the institution (part 2).
BACKGROUND
The combination of the Health Research Council's Guidelines for researchers on health research involving Maori and the 1998 revision of the National application form for ethical approval generated an expectation that all research development required consultation with Maori.


RESULTS
This paper clarifies issues of consultation for health researchers in two ways. Firstly, the historical development of the focus on the Maori research responsiveness is outlined. Secondly, we argue that research institutions, rather than researchers, need to take a lead role in consulting on research issues with Maori organisations.


CONCLUSIONS
Consultation with Maori at the institutional level could help clarify and address key ethical issues in research--while reducing the workload for researchers, Maori organisations, and host institutions alike.
Department of Surgery, Auckland Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
Andrew
A
Sporle
Jonathan
J
Koea
D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000941:ethics / Q000266:history / Q000458:organization & administration*; D028744:Ethics Committees, Research / Q000266:history / Q000458:organization & administration; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000941:ethics / Q000266:history / Q000458:organization & administration*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009520:New Zealand; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012108:Research Personnel