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Consent to research
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Consent to research: Contents
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Seeking consent
Valid consent
1-2
Right to withdraw from research
3
Sharing information
4-6
Giving information in a way that people can understand
7-8
Responsibility for seeking consent
9-10
Recording consent
11
Sharing information with others involved in care
12-13
Areas requiring special consideration
Research involving children or young people
14-20
Emergency research
19-20
Research involving vulnerable adults
21-22
Research involving adults without capacity
23-35
When adults without capacity might be involved in research
25-26
Seeking to involve adults without capacity in research
27-29
Right to withdraw from research
30
Loss of capacity during a research project
31-32
Research into treatment in emergencies
33-35
Research involving human tissue
36-39
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List of ethical guidance
Protecting children and young people
0-18 years
Accountability in Multi-disciplinary and Multi-Agency Mental Health Teams
Taking up and ending appointments
Making and using visual and audio recordings of patients
Confidentiality
Conflicts of interest
Consent guidance
End of life care
Maintaining boundaries
Research guidance
Good practice in research
Consent to research
Contents
Seeking consent
Areas requiring special consideration
Supporting documents
Research definitions
Leadership and management for all doctors (2012)
Personal beliefs and medical practice
Good practice in prescribing medicines (2008)
Good practice in prescribing and managing medicines and devices (2013)
Raising and acting on concerns about patient safety (2012)
Writing references (2012)
Reporting criminal and regulatory proceedings within and outside the UK
Duties of a doctor
Remote prescribing via telephone, fax, video-link or online
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