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Should children be involved in clinical research? 7 Aug 2013 | 08:07 pm
Would you let your child take part in clinical research? How much say should children have in these decisions? Should they be encouraged? These and other such questions are at the heart of a new inqui...
Scottish strategy on organ donation includes suggestion of funeral costs of donor families 29 Jul 2013 | 05:48 pm
The Council’s suggestion of paying the funeral costs of organ donors has been included in the Scottish Government’s strategy for organ donation. read more
Council holds fact-finding meeting on ‘big data’ 23 Jul 2013 | 08:03 pm
The Council’s Working Party on biological and health data held its first fact-finding meeting on Friday 19 July, marking a shift from the initial scoping phase of the project into the evidence gatheri...
Council holds stakeholder meeting on children and clinical research 18 Jul 2013 | 07:01 pm
The Council’s new Working Party on children and clinical research held a stakeholder meeting on Wednesday 17 July. Guests included young people and parents with a strong interest in or personal experi...
EU Parliament vote on biofuels 11 Jul 2013 | 07:51 pm
The Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee of the European Parliament has today voted to reduce the amount of transport fuel derived from food-based renewable sources in the EU. MEPs vot...
Internship opportunity 10 Jul 2013 | 08:11 pm
The Council is seeking a graduate for a short term internship to help with a number of tasks including: Researching meeting participants. Creating a database of the recommendations in the Council’s ...
Welsh Government approves opt-out system for organ donation 3 Jul 2013 | 02:48 pm
The National Assembly for Wales has voted to approve a soft opt-out system for consent to deceased organ and tissue donation for Wales starting from 2015. The stated aim of the Bill is to increase the...
Government to draft regulations to allow treatments using mitochondrial replacement techniques 28 Jun 2013 | 04:18 pm
The Department of Health today announced plans to draft regulations that pave the way for new treatments to prevent the transmission of inherited mitochondrial DNA disorders. The Chief Medical Officer...
New brain treatments: proceed with care 24 Jun 2013 | 08:59 pm
New technologies that can help people with serious disorders affecting the brain are needed, but must be used in ways that put the care and safety of patients first, says a report by the Nuffield Coun...
Professor Albert Weale awarded CBE 24 Jun 2013 | 05:58 pm
The former Chair of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, Professor Albert Weale, has been awarded a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to political science. All at the Council would like ...
