28 Apr 2022 Better regulation and more evidence is needed for apps and remote technologies for mental health support Concerns over the effectiveness, safety and quality of technologies such as smartphone apps for people who need mental health support have been raised by the UK’s independent ethics body, the Nuffield Council on Bioethics.
04 Apr 2022 Mitochondrial donation to prevent the transmission of inherited mitochondrial disorders passes the Senate in Australia The Australian Senate have passed a Bill, known as ‘Maeve’s law’, that will make it legal for those at risk of passing on a severe mitochondrial disorder to their offspring to avoid this outcome by the use of assisted reproductive techniques known as ‘mitochondrial donation’.
31 Mar 2022 Nuffield Council welcomes review of disagreements in the care of critically ill children We welcome yesterday’s announcement that the Government will be commissioning an independent review of the causes of disagreements in the care of critically ill children, how these disagreements can be avoided, and how we can sensitively handle their resolution.
02 Mar 2022 Nuffield Council on Bioethics welcomes Government plans to introduce licensing for Botox and fillers The Government has announced plans to introduce a licensing scheme for non-surgical cosmetic procedures including botulinum toxin (Botox) and fillers.
21 Jan 2022 ‘Experts by experience’ workshops with Rethink Mental Illness We are delighted to be working in partnership with Rethink Mental Illness to explore the ethical issues raised by the use of digital technology in mental healthcare.
13 Jan 2022 New infographic highlights ethical issues ‘on the horizon’ in biology and medicine Our new infographic illustrates a wide range of developments related to biological and medical research that are likely to raise ethical issues in the near or far future.
15 Dec 2021 Embedding ethics in research – Nuffield Council welcomes guidelines for grant reviewers The Nuffield Council on Bioethics warmly welcomes new guidelines by UKRI and UNICEF that aim to help grant reviewers consider ethical issues when reviewing proposals for research in fragile and conflict-affected contexts.
03 Dec 2021 Ethical preparedness should be central to WHO agreement on pandemic preparedness We welcome the decision of the World Health Assembly to develop an international agreement on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response under the Constitution of the World Health Organization (WHO).
01 Dec 2021 Act now to ensure animal welfare is at the heart of plans to introduce genome editing into farmed animal breeding, says independent ethics body The Nuffield Council on Bioethics is calling on the Government to put animal welfare at the heart of plans to approve new breeding technologies in farming and food production, in a new report ‘Genome editing and farmed animal breeding: social and ethical issues’, published today.