News NHSBT launches new organ donation strategy for children NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) has launched its first paediatric and neonatal organ donation strat... 07 Mar 2019
News 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 ... 26 Feb 2019
News 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... 19 Feb 2019
News Statement on the House of Lords second reading of the Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Bill Today, the second reading of the Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Bill will take place in the House o... 23 Nov 2018
Blog Busting the myths around opt-out organ donation by Sophia Prout Since the Prime Minister's announcement in October 2017 that England would move to an opt-out syst... 22 Nov 2018 1
Press Release Response to Government’s plans for an ‘opt-out’ system for organ donation The Government has announced plans to move to an 'opt-out' system of consent for organ and tiss... 06 Aug 2018
Blog Opting out of the evidence? by Katharine Wright Today is the deadline for responses to the Department of Health's consultation on proposals to cha... 06 Mar 2018 6
Press Release Nuffield Council on Bioethics raises concern over the lack of evidence to support Government’s planned move to opt-out organ donation Today, Parliament will debate the Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Bill, which proposes to move to an... 23 Feb 2018
News UPDATED: Ethics think tank expresses concern over premature move to an opt-out organ donation system in England The Nuffield Council on Bioethics today expressed concern following the announcement of the Departme... 12 Dec 2017
Press Release Ethics think tank calls for discussion around wishes for organ donation before and after death, and robust evidence before any legal change is considered The Nuffield Council on Bioethics today (4 September) calls for discussion around wishes for organ d... 05 Sep 2017
Blog Likes schools, colleges, and universities: will travel by Kate Harvey Southend, Southbank, Surrey So begins a travelogue of a heroic attempt on my part to visit every ... 19 Mar 2014 0
Blog Swipe here to donate by Ranveig Svenning Berg "Would my boob have been of any use?" asked one of the speakers at an event organised by the Royal C... 14 Nov 2013 0
News Scottish strategy on organ donation includes suggestion of funeral costs of donor families The Council's suggestion of paying the funeral costs of organ donors has been included in the Sco... 29 Jul 2013
Blog Promoting organ donation - guilt or gratitude? by Katharine Wright Five years ago, the Organ Donation Taskforce published an ambitious action plan, Organs for Transpla... 24 Jul 2013 0
News Welsh Government approves opt-out system for organ donation The National Assembly for Wales has voted to approve a soft opt-out system for consent to deceased o... 03 Jul 2013
Blog Altruism and incentives – can they co-exist? by Katharine Wright Last week, the Human Tissue Authority publicised the remarkable news that the annual number of 'altr... 20 May 2013 1
News New teaching resources: organ and tissue donation The Council has published a new set of teaching resources based on its report Human bodies: donation... 26 Apr 2013
Blog From the heart: giving organ donation the X Factor by Sarah Walker-Robson The night before last I got home to find a letter from NHSBT on my doormat. It was a reminder to boo... 15 Feb 2013 0
News Council gives evidence on Wales organ donation Bill On 30 January, Council member Dr Tim Lewens gave evidence to the National Assembly for Wales Health ... 06 Feb 2013
News Human bodies donation report: one year on Just over a year after the publication of the Council's report Human bodies: donation for medicine... 29 Nov 2012
Blog Organ donation: dead or alive? by Hugh Whittall On Sunday I took part in the Battle of Ideas session Organ donation: dead or alive? We discussed a n... 26 Oct 2012 1
Blog A European debate: part 2 by Katharine Wright Following in the steps of my colleague Hugh (see previous post), I too crossed the Channel this wee... 12 Oct 2012 0
Blog Organ donation: a European debate by Hugh Whittall On the back of our 2011 Human Bodies report, I took part last week in a panel discussion at the 23rd... 28 Sep 2012 0
News HFEA approves increased compensation for egg and sperm donors The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority today decided that women who donate their eggs for ... 19 Oct 2011
Press Release Ethics body suggests NHS pays for funerals of organ donors The NHS should test the idea of paying for the funerals of organ donors to help tackle the current s... 11 Oct 2011
Report Read report Downloads Download the report Download the guide to the report Download the summary 10 Oct 11 Human bodies: donation for medicine and research This report sets out guidance to help people consider the ethical acceptability of various ways of encouraging people to donate, both for treatment of others and for scientific research.
News Parliamentary event on human body donation The Nuffield Council has hosted its annual 'Bioethics in Parliament' event in the House of Lords... 07 Dec 2010
News Council awarded Wellcome Trust grant for public engagement The Council is delighted to have been awarded a Public Engagement grant by the Wellcome Trust to hol... 02 Jul 2010
News Launch of consultation on human bodies in medicine and research The Council launched a public consultation on human bodies in medicine and research on 20 April 2010... 20 Apr 2010
Press Release Can we ethically increase organ, egg and sperm donation? Should more people be expected to donate organs, eggs and sperm and, if so, how far can we ethically... 19 Apr 2010
News New Working Party on human bodies in medicine and research The Council has set up a new Working Party to consider the ethical issues raised by the provision of... 05 Feb 2010
Report Read report Downloads Download the report 03 Apr 95 Human tissue: ethical and legal issues This 1995 report proposes an ethical and legal framework for the use of human tissue.
