Informed consent

One-day professional development workshop

Wednesday 30 November 2011
Wolfson Court, University of Cambridge, Clarkson Road, Cambridge CB3 0EH

This practical workshop will provide you with a detailed overview of the process and requirements for seeking informed consent to undertake research in the NHS. The workshop is led by one of the country’s leading experts in research ethics in the NHS.

Informed consent is essential if you are conducting research in the NHS with staff or patients. We will examine the nature of informed consent for research and consider the key components of informed consent, including the legal and ethical requirements with which researchers must comply when seeking informed consent for research.

The workshop will also give you guidance on how to prepare participant information sheets and consent forms and how informed consent should be managed in complex situations, including research involving children and those who might lack capacity to give informed consent.

This one-day workshop will provide you with:
An overview of informed consent
Insight into the legal and ethical requirements for obtaining informed consent
A guide to your role as a researcher
Practical guidance to the preparation of participant information sheets
Guidance about how to manage informed consent in complex situations and with vulnerable groups.

The workshop will be facilitated by Dr Leslie Gelling, Chair, Cambridge South Research Ethics Committee; Chair, Faculty Research Ethics Panel, Anglia Ruskin University; Reader in Research Ethics, Anglia Ruskin University; and Editor of Nurse Researcher: the International Journal of Research Methodology in Nursing and Health Care.

‘The format was perfect and it was great that there was flexibility to tailor the workshop based on the needs of the attendees.’

If you have any questions regarding any aspects of this workshop please speak to Anna or Nicola at Jill Rogers Associates.