| Development of clinical ethics services in the UK: a national survey. | |
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PMID: 22167385 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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BackgroundIn 2001 a report on the provision of clinical ethics support in UK healthcare institutions identified 20 clinical ethics committees. Since then there has been no systematic evaluation or documentation of their work at a national level. Recent national surveys of clinical ethics services in other countries have identified wide variation in practice and scope of activities.ObjectiveTo describe the current provision of ethics support in the UK and its development since 2001.MethodA postal/electronic questionnaire survey administered to the chairs of all 82 clinical ethics services registered with the UK Clinical Ethics Network in July 2010.ResultsResponse rate was 62% with the majority of responding services situated in acute trusts. All services included a clinical ethics committee with one service also having a clinical ethicist. Lay members were present in 72% of responding committees. Individual case consultation has increased since 2001 with 29% of chairs spending more than 50% of their time on this. Access to and involvement in the process of case consultation is less for patients and families than for clinical staff. There is wide variation in committee processes and levels of institutional support. Over half of the responding committees undertook some form of evaluation.ConclusionClinical ethics services in the UK are increasing as is their involvement in case consultation. However, the significant variation in committee processes suggests that further qualitative research is needed to understand how these committees function and the role they play in their institution. |
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Anne Marie Slowther; Leah McClimans; Charlotte Price |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-12-13 |
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Title: Journal of medical ethics Volume: - ISSN: 1473-4257 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Dec |
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Created Date: 2011-12-14 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7513619 Medline TA: J Med Ethics Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK. |
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