The Generation R event - organised and delivered by young people in research - has to be one of the highlights of my year. You can find a write-up from the September event here. Today the Generation R crew sent me a postcard about what is happening next. Note the key messages to emerge from the … Continue reading Young people in research have sent me a postcard, have a look….
Clinical Trial Transparency Principles and Facts
At last! A patient-centred statement on the proposed EU Clinical Trials Regulation
First, a brief history of time in the Europe Union (EU). It goes slowly. That's it! For the last two years or so the European Commission has been consulting on plans to revise the European Clinical Trials Directive. The Directive has been in force since 2001. Researchers hate it. To be fair so do many … Continue reading At last! A patient-centred statement on the proposed EU Clinical Trials Regulation
Consortium publishes new principles for transparency in clinical trials/The Guardian debate on public engagement in research
So, this has been fairly well-reported already. But in a show of my utmost commitment to the transparency agenda here is a link to the news release on the Royal College of Physicians (RCP website) about yesterday's launch by the Ethical Standards in Health and Life Sciences Group (ESHLSG) (a consortia of professional, medical and commercial … Continue reading Consortium publishes new principles for transparency in clinical trials/The Guardian debate on public engagement in research
Simon Denegri's Lay Review 