The Ethics Board

MyQuestionsMatter will establish a standalone Ethics Board separated from MyQuestionsMatter Ltd to safeguard the standards of the website.

MyQuestionsMatter Ltd is actively seeking expressions of interest from a range of representatives from patient support organisations and the health care profession who could devote a small amount of time to preserve the standards of MyQuestionsMatter.

If you want to express interest in becoming a member of the Ethics Board, please email us with ‘Ethics Board’ in the email header.

The Ethics Board will be entirely independent of MyQuestionsMatter Ltd. To ensure impartiality, no member of the Ethics Board will be paid for his or her time, nor will any of the participants have any financial links with MyQuestionsMatter Ltd. The exclusive responsibility of the Ethics Board will be to ensure the consistent ethical standards of MyQuestionsMatter.

The structuring of the Ethics Board has not been decided, however MyQuestionsMatter Ltd proposes to establish the Ethics Board as a separate company. The board of this second company will constitute the Ethics Board of MyQuestionsMatter and will have the power to ensure that MyQuestionsMatter meets the standards laid down in its Code of Conduct.

The role of the Ethics Board is defined as follows:

• To review questions and references to current national service standards published by MyQuestionsMatter and to advise MyQuestionsMatter to amend material that the Ethics Board considers inaccurate or unreliable in any way.
• To ensure that the activities of MyQuestionsMatter do not contravene the Code of Conduct. The code requires MyQuestionsMatter to promote better public/professional interaction during consultations.
• To adjudicate on complaints according to the procedure laid down in the Code of Conduct.
• The Ethics Board has the sole power to appoint new members and to decide the number of people on the Ethics Board.

MyQuestionsMatter retains a veto over the appointment of Ethics Board members who have a conflict of interest with the aims and objectives of MyQuestionsMatter.

Contacting MyQuestionsMatter prior to the appointment of the Ethics Board.

If you have a complaint about MyQuestionsMatter, please write to:

Complaint
MyQuestionsMatter Ltd
The Spirella Building
Bridge Road
Letchworth Garden City
Hertfordshire
SG6 4ET

Or send us an email with the word ‘complaint’ in the subject line.