Ethics Committee
What is the Ethics Committee?
The Dr Foster Ethics Committee is a company limited by guarantee, which is independent of Dr Foster Research.
Its role is to ensure that Dr Foster Research meets the standards set out in its Code of Conduct. In the event of a complaint, the committee reviews Dr Foster Research's published material and can adjudicate in any complaints or disputes.
The current membership of the independent Dr Foster Ethics Committee is as follows:
- Professor Alan Maynard (Chair), Director, Health Policy Unit, York University and Chair, York Health Services NHS Trust
- Dr Andrew Vallance-Owen (Vice Chair), Group Medical Director, BUPA
- Dr Helena Earl, Consultant Oncologist, Addenbrooke's NHS Trust
- Dr Ian Lane, Medical Director and Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust
- Professor Barry McCormick (Observer), Chief Economic Adviser at the Department of Health
- Bernadette Porter, Nurse Consultant multiple sclerosis, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery Therapy and Rehabilitation Services
- Dame Jane Roberts, Consultant Child Psychiatrist and Director of Quality and Performance of Islington PCT.
- Helen Scott, Nursing Editor/Staff Nurse, St Christopher's Hospice, London
- Sir Nick Partridge, Chief Executive, Terrence Higgins Trust
- Dr Patricia Wilkie, Social Scientist, Patient Advocate and President of the National Association for Patient Participation
Ethics Committee ruling on the Dr Foster Complementary Therapists Guide 2004
The Committee announced its findings, following complaints by a number of professional organisations about the Dr Foster Complementary Therapists Guide 2004, on 1 June 2004. View full text 
Contacting the Ethics Committee
The Ethics Committee is responsible for adjudicating on complaints that have not been resolved satisfactorily by Dr Foster Research. If you have a complaint about Dr Foster Research, please write to:
The Secretary of the Ethics Committee Dr Foster Ethics Committee Limited 12 Smithfield Street London EC1A 9LA