Critical care decisions in fetal and neonatal medicine: ethical issues
Appendix 2: Wider consultation for the Report
A consultation was held between March and June 2005. This was based on a consultation paper which contained background information and a set of nine questions for respondents to answer if they wished. The Council disseminated 1,200 copies of the Paper to relevant individuals and organisations and it was also available online. Organisations and members of the public were invited to reply. Approximately 100 responses to the consultation were received, 53% of which were from individuals and 47% from organisations. Respondents fell broadly into the following categories:
Appendix 2: Wider consultation for the report
The Council is grateful for the responses and found them to be thoughtful and comprehensive. Members of the Working Party used the points raised to inform their deliberations and would like to thank everyone who contributed. The questions, a summary of the responses and the list of respondents are provided in this Appendix. The views we have included in the summary were selected either to display the range of different comments or to highlight particularly interesting perspectives. It is not a systematic selection. Many respondents agreed to make their submissions available on the Council’s website.