Standards
An important role of CSO is to ensure that all research
in Scotland involving NHS patients, service users, care
professionals or volunteers, or their organs, tissue or
data is carried out to a high standard. There are two major
arms to this, which are closely related;
- Ensuring the type of research described above meets
ethical
standards
- Applying a system of
Research
Governance to all research carried out in
NHSScotland