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Policy

We engage with parliamentarians, governments and others to offer independent and informed contributions on bioethical issues, helping to embed ethics in policy making. Below you can browse and download our policy briefings and consultation responses.

Policy Briefing Paper

17 May 2022

Ethics tools for decision-makers: Responding to public health threats

Nuffield Council on Bioethics

Tagged: COVID-19, Public health

Consultation Response

13 Oct 2021

Response to DHSC consultation on making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health and wider social care sector

Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)

Tagged: COVID-19, Public health

Consultation Response

21 May 2021

Letter to the DHSC in response to their consultation on making vaccination a condition of deployment in older adult care homes

Department of Health and Social Care

Tagged: COVID-19, Public health, Vaccination

Policy Briefing Paper

20 Apr 2021

Bioethics briefing note: Vaccine access and uptake

Nuffield Council on Bioethics

Tagged: COVID-19, Public health, Vaccination

Consultation Response

29 Mar 2021

Response to HM Government COVID-19 Status Certification Review

Cabinet Office

Tagged: COVID-19, Public health, Vaccination

Policy Briefing Paper

15 Oct 2020

Spotlight briefing: Ten questions on the next phase of the UK’s COVID-19 response

Nuffield Council on Bioethics

Tagged: COVID-19, Public health

Policy Briefing Paper

17 Mar 2020

Rapid policy briefing: Ethical considerations in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic

Nuffield Council on Bioethics

Tagged: COVID-19, Public health, Research in global health emergencies, Solidarity

Consultation Response

10 Feb 2020

Guide to the ethics of surveillance and quarantine for novel coronavirus

Nuffield Council on Bioethics

Tagged: COVID-19, Public health

Consultation Response

12 Sep 2019

Food insecurity and sustainability

House of Lords Select Committee on Food, Poverty, Health and the Environment

Tagged: Public health

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About us

The Nuffield Council on Bioethics is an independent body that examines and reports on ethical issues in biology and medicine. It was established by the Trustees of the Nuffield Foundation in 1991, and since 1994 it has been funded jointly by the Foundation, Wellcome and the Medical Research Council.

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