IBMS Code of Conduct
All members of the Institute of Biomedical Science shall always:
1. exercise their professional knowledge and skill with judgement and care for the benefit of the wider general public and in the best interests of the users of the service
2. demonstrate the highest standards of conduct, honesty and integrity in their personal and professional behaviour
3. understand, recognise and work within the limits of their professional knowledge, skills and experience
4. recognise the beliefs and values of the wider general public, the users of the service and professional colleagues, treating them on a fair and equitable basis
5. ensure their own beliefs and values do not prejudice or compromise their ability to carry out their professional roles and duties
6. maintain, improve and keep up to date their professional knowledge and skills
7. aid and support the development of biomedical science by education or training of their professional colleagues, the users of the service and the wider general public
8. promote the study and activity of biomedical science by promotion of the values, aims and objectives of the Institute of Biomedical Science
Failure to comply with this Code of Conduct may result in action being taken under Article 16 of the Institute's Articles of Association which state: "A member shall cease so to be if the Council considers him to have been guilty of improper conduct rendering him unfit to be a member of the Institute".
References
1. http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/lords/1992/jul/08/the-professions