UK Clinical Ethics Network
The main purpose of this website is to:
- Provide contact information for all UK clinical ethics committees.
- Provide up to date and reliable information on ethical issues that commonly present to clinical ethics committees or arise in clinical practice.
- Provide links to national policy and guidance on ethical issues relating to clinical practice.
- To register your Clinical Ethics Comittee
Learn more about:
- The Network
- Clinical Ethics Committees
- Different ways of thinking about ethical issues using ethical frameworks
Support and contact
The Network is supported by the Ethox Foundation and the Institute of Medical Ethics
We hope you find the site useful and you can contact us with any comments or ideas.Ethics News
New Guidance -Confidentiality (2009)
The GMC has published new guidance on doctors' obligations to maintain patient confidentiality.
End of life treatment and care:Good practice in decision-making
The consultation on draft guidance for doctors, End of life treatment and care: Good practice in decision-making is now closed.
Good Medical practice-Pandemic Influenza
The GMC has prepared a revised version of Good Medical Practice during a pandemic.
What's new on this site
Ethics in Clinical Practice course-Warwick Medical School 29th/30th March 2010
A one/two-day course aimed at members or potential members of Clinical Ethics Committees
The Mental Capacity Act 2005 and its implication for health professionals and clinical ethics committees
Ethics Decision-Making Tools
New Educational material for Clinical Ethics Committees
UK Clinical Ethics Network Newsletter
Issue 22: Winter 2009