The only way is ethics: Reflections on applying for National Health Service ethical approval and governance for research with children.

Wilkinson, C. & Wilkinson, S. (2019). The only way is ethics: Reflections on applying for National Health Service ethical approval and governance for research with children. Children’s Geographies, 17(4). pp. 480-486.

Abstract: In this Viewpoints piece, we reflect on the process of applying for National Health Service (NHS) ethical approval and governance for research with children in England. We present a case study of our experiences of navigating the Integrated Research Application System (IRAS) for one study, The Hair Study. We argue that, for children’s geographers, getting to grips with the complex processes of applying for NHS ethical approval and governance is important when considering the move towards interdisciplinary working, and engagement with children in underexplored spaces and places, such as: doctors surgeries; hospitals; dentists; and other services commissioned by the NHS. (Abstract © Taylor & Francis, reprinted by special permission from Taylor & Francis Group, a division of Informa UK, http://www.tandf.co.uk).

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