Ethical advice in paediatric care

Brierley, Joe; Cave, Emma; Archard, David

Abstract

The need for local ethics advice during the COVID-19 pandemic has put a spotlight on Clinical Ethics Committees (CECs) and services. In this review, we focus on paediatric CECs which raise both generic questions and specific issues. In doing this, we acknowledge the broader roles of education, research and staff support some bioethics teams have developed but focus on the main areas of Clinical Ethics support to clinical teams. We raise twelve questions about the role, remit and responsibilities of Clinical Ethics Committees, provide preliminary answers to these and set out the next steps for the development of ethics support both in paediatric practice and more generally.

Citation

Brierley, J., Cave, E., & Archard, D. (2022). Ethical advice in paediatric care. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 107, Article e18. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2021-322671

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Oct 26, 2021
• Online Publication Date: Nov 29, 2021
• Publication Date: Feb 17, 2022
• Deposit Date: Oct 26, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 26, 2021
• Journal: Archives of Disease in Childhood
• Print ISSN: 0003-9888
• Electronic ISSN: 1468-2044
• Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 107
• Article Number: e18
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2021-322671
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1230309