News Nuffield Council on Bioethics welcomes Select Committee report on direct-to-consumer genomic testing 22 Jun 2021
News Royal Colleges consensus statement on prenatal screening supports Nuffield Council NIPT recommendations Today, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Royal College of Midwives, and Society and College of Radiographers have published a consensus statement on supporting women and their partners through prenatal screening ahead of the roll-out of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) in the NHS in England. 02 Dec 2020
Blog Non-invasive prenatal testing is starting to get the attention it deserves by Catherine Joynson Two years after we published our report on NIPT, and seven years after NIPT became available in the UK, we were frustrated by a lack of action by regulators, professional bodies and private companies in response to our recommendations for improving practice. What a difference six months can make. 05 Sep 2019 0
News 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... 08 Feb 2019
Blog Our concerns about non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) in the private healthcare sector by Catherine Joynson If you or your partner have been pregnant in the last five years, or you have seen news stories abo... 08 Feb 2019 412
News NIPT - review of activities since publication In March 2017, the Nuffield Council on Bioethics published a report, Non-invasive prenatal testing: ... 16 Nov 2018
News Council comment on call for ban on using NIPT for sex determination Prompted by an investigation by the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire show, the Labour Party has called fo... 18 Sep 2018
Blog NHS Wales offers non-invasive prenatal testing one year on from our ethics report by Catherine Joynson From Monday 30 April, pregnant women in Wales will be offered non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) f... 27 Apr 2018 3
Press Release Nuffield Council on Bioethics response to introduction of non-invasive prenatal screening in Wales From Monday, non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for Down's, Edwards', and Patau's syndromes ... 27 Apr 2018
Blog Converging on genomics: a few thoughts on the Science and Technology Committee report by Hugh Whittall Convergence is a word that has featured prominently in discussions around science and innovation in ... 20 Apr 2018 2
News Nuffield Council on Bioethics welcomes Church of England’s call to value people with Down’s syndrome We welcome the Church of England's motion on valuing people with Down's Syndrome in light of the... 09 Feb 2018
News Nuffield Council on Bioethics raises concerns about the ‘reflex’ prenatal screening test for Down’s syndrome Results of a study exploring the performance of the 'reflex' prenatal screening test have been p... 10 Nov 2017
News Guidance on information that should be provided to patients about NIPT The Nuffield Council on Bioethics has produced a guidance leaflet for private providers of non-invas... 24 Jul 2017
Blog A new social contract for Generation Genome? by Jonathan Montgomery The Chief Medical Officer, Dame Sally Davies, has published today her latest Annual Report, Generati... 04 Jul 2017 0
Blog Reflections on reactions to the Council’s report on NIPT by Catherine Joynson The Nuffield Council on Bioethics' report on non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) was published la... 09 Mar 2017 1
Press Release New pregnancy testing technique needs limits says ethics body A new report on non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics expresse... 01 Mar 2017
Report Read report Downloads Download the report Download the guide to the report Download the key recommendations Download the easy read guide to the report Listen to the easy read guide Guidance for manufacturers and healthcare providers 01 Mar 17 Non-invasive prenatal testing: ethical issues This report considers how NIPT could change the way we view pregnancy, disability and difference, and what the wider consequences of its increasing use might be.
Blog NIPT – exploring the views of patients, families and advocacy groups by Guest By Tara Clancy, Council Member Patients, families and advocacy groups are amongst those who have... 04 Jan 2017 1
News Hearing people with Down's syndrome’s views on prenatal screening The Council is partnering with national learning disability charity Mencap to explore prenatal genet... 01 Dec 2016
Press Release Tell us what you think about non-invasive prenatal testing The Nuffield Council on Bioethics is seeking views on the ethical issues raised by the increasing av... 19 May 2016
News New project on non-invasive prenatal testing The Council has begun a new project that will consider the ethical issues raised by recent and poten... 15 Apr 2016
News Council to host expert meeting on non-invasive prenatal testing The Nuffield Council on Bioethics will be hosting a roundtable meeting later this month to discuss n... 12 Jan 2016
Background Paper Read background paper Downloads Download the background paper 01 Nov 15 Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT): identifying key clinical, ethical, social, legal and policy issues This commissioned background paper provides an overview of clinical, ethical, social, legal and policy issues around the use of non-invasive prenatal testing.
