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26th February 2019

Scotland debates opt-out organ donation bill

A Bill to introduce a move in Scotland to an ‘opt-out’ system of organ and tissue donation will …

Organ donation and transplantation
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25th February 2019

Nuffield Council welcomes ban on junk food advertising on TfL networks

From today, junk food advertising will be banned on the entire Transport for London (TfL) network in…

Public health
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20th February 2019

Government ‘Code of Conduct for data-driven health and care technology’ references Nuffield Council principles

The Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published a new ‘Code of Conduct for data-dr…

Biological and health dataArtificial intelligence (AI)
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19th February 2019

Statement on ethical requirements for opt-out organ donation as Lords debate legislation

Today, the Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Bill moves to the report stage in the House of Lords, tak…

Organ donation and transplantation
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8th February 2019

Care Quality Commission to regulate private providers of non-invasive prenatal testing following Nuffield Council recommendation

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) now considers non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) to be within it…

Pregnancy
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1st February 2019

Statement on Science and Technology Committee’s report on the impact of social media and screen-use on young people’s health

We welcome the findings and conclusions of the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee’s…

Cosmetic procedures
Blog

24th January 2019

It’s Veganuary!

It’s Veganuary! The name – which has been hard to avoid anywhere this month – has be…

Food and agriculture
News

21st January 2019

Nuffield Council on Bioethics to pitch ‘commercial genomics’ inquiry to MPs

The Nuffield Council on Bioethics has been invited to pitch an inquiry on commercial genomics to the…

GenomicsScreening
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14th January 2019

New working group on genome editing and farmed animals

The Council has begun a new in-depth inquiry on the ethical issues raised by the use of genome editi…

Genomics
Blog

7th January 2019

Scanning the horizon, one song at a time

“What’s that coming over the hill? Is it a monster? Is it a monster?” (From “Monster”, Th…
News

29th December 2018

Former NCOB Chair Jonathan Montgomery awarded knighthood

Professor Jonathan Montgomery has been awarded a knighthood for Services to Bioethics and Healthcare Law.
News

14th December 2018

CAP announces ban on ads that depict harmful gender stereotypes

The Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP) has announced that ads will no longer be able to depict…

Cosmetic procedures