Issue - meetings

To outline Research Governance procedures in Adult Social Care and the implications for the review.  Submission to Research Governance Panel is attached.

The Panel heard that the planned consultation for the review (with service users, carers and staff) is required to be assessed and approved by the Research Governance Panel.  This is a new statutory requirement  in which all research, consultation and service assessments involving vulnerable adults in Adult Social Care services has to be assessed in relation to ethical and research standards.

It was reported to the Panel that the application to the Research Governance Panel was considered and agreed on the 26^th September 2008.  As a consequence the planned consultation can now proceed.  Questionnaires are currently being designed, agreed and piloted with respective services.  It will be necessary to report back to the Research Governance Panel on completion of review.