‘Making little ethical decisions all the time’: examining an ethical framework for consumer and community involvement in research, a co-produced ethnographic study

The updated framework highlighted the complexities of CCI and focused beyond traditional research ethics to include relationships, organisational factors, and research integrity. The narrative of ethical issues being a challenge to overcome in CCI, needs to change. An emphasis on adopting a proactive approach to promote ethical and authentic team power sharing, reflection, and active communication is needed.