LOCAL RESEARCH ETHICS COMMITTEE

The provision of the National Health Service on the Island is set out in the NHS Act 2001.

The role of the Committee is to provide the independent advice to the Department, participants, researchers, sponsors, employers, care organisations and professionals on the extent to which proposals for research studies comply with recognised ethical standards.

The purpose of the Committee is to review any proposed study and to protect the dignity, rights, safety and well being of all actual or potential research participants.

Provisional dates for 2013 are as follows:

• January 14th
• March 18th
• May 20th
• July 22nd
• September 23rd
• November 18th

Email applications are required two weeks prior to the meeting or three weeks if the application is from the UK. Please use email address below.

Advice regarding submissions can be obtained from the Secretary to the Committee or from the Department of Health, Crookall House (telephone +44 (0) 1624 642625).

All submissions should be made to the Secretary, Mr Derek Legg who can be contacted at:

Downloadable Documents
Annual Report of the Isle of Man Local Research Ethics Committee for year ended 31st March 2012 (343 kb) Format:Acrobat PDF File
Annual Report of the Isle of Man Local Research Ethics Committee for year ended 1st April 2011 (255 kb) Format:Acrobat PDF File Annual Report of the Isle of Man Local Research Ethics Committee for year ended 1st April 2011
Local Research Ethics Committee Application Form 2011 (255 kb) Format:Acrobat PDF File Local Research Ethics Committee Application Form 2011
Statement of Constitution (17 kb) Format:Acrobat PDF File Statement of Constitution Terms of Reference and Principles

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