Publications

The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care commissioned us to undertake an independent review of disagreements that arise in the care of critically ill children in England.

This briefing note explores factors influencing the access and uptake of vaccines; approaches taken by public health authorities; and the ethical considerations that arise in this context.

This briefing note outlines the factors that can contribute to disagreements between parents and healthcare staff about the care and treatment of critically ill babies and young children.

Whole genome sequencing is cheaper and faster than ever, but interpreting the results is difficult, time-consuming, and expensive. Find out about the ethical issues raised.

This report looks at how children and young people can ethically be involved in research, and makes recommendations about the roles and responsibilities of children, their parents or guardians, researchers and others.

This report examines the ethical issues raised by new techniques that aim to prevent the transmission of maternally-inherited mitochondrial DNA disorders.

This report discusses the ethical, legal and social issues raised and proposes guidelines on giving intensive care to babies born before 26 weeks.

Genetic screening for heritable diseases raises important ethical, legal and practical issues for the individual involved, their families and society generally.