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The Committee on Ethical Aspects of Pandemic Influenza (CEAPI) advises on the ethical issues arising from an influenza pandemic
The Committee was set up following a recommendation in the Chief Medical Officer’s Annual Report in 2005 (Chapter 6), that a national group be set up to explore pandemic influenza ethical issues.
The report highlighted the difficult issues that arise in healthcare during a pandemic (e.g. prioritisation of limited resources, conflicts between personal and professional obligations of staff) and the need for both the public and professionals to address such issues in advance of a pandemic.
The Committee’s views and advice form an integral part of the work to prepare for pandemic influenza. The Committee held its first meeting on 27 September 2006.
In addition to developing the ethical framework for policy and planning, the Committee has commented on the ethical aspects of issues such as vaccination, essential medicines and social care.
The Committee’s approach to their work and to the development of the ethical framework is explained below . The ethical framework was used during the 2009 H1N1 Pandemic and the CEAPI are actively engaged in work on the latest Government Strategy on UK Pandemic Preparedness 2011.
Chair: Very Reverend Graham Forbes, Provost of St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh
Mrs Julie Acred, Chief Executive, Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Dr John Colvin, Consultant and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee
Dr Jane Cowan, Medicolegal Adviser, JCCRC Ltd
Dr Jean Jacques de Gorter, Director of Clinical Services, BUPA Hospitals Ltd
Professor Robert Dingwall, Director of the Institute for the Study of Genetics, Biorisks and Society, University of Nottingham
Professor Trisha Greenhalgh, Professor of Primary Health Care at University College London
Professor John Harris, Professor of Bioethics, School of Law, University of Manchester
Dr Victor Larcher, Consultant in General Paediatrics and Clinical Ethics, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London
Professor Jonathan Montgomery, Professor of Health Care Law, University of Southampton; Chair, Hampshire Primary Care Trust
Professor Vivienne Nathanson, Director of Professional Activities, British Medical Association
Ms Jane O’Brien, Head of Standards & Ethics, General Medical Council
Professor Michael Parker, Professor of Bioethics and Director of the Ethox Centre at the University of Oxford
Dr Clive Richards, Consultant in public health medicine, Nottinghamshire
Mr Hugh Robertson, Senior Policy Officer with responsibility for Prevention, Rehabilitation and Compensation, Trades Union Congress
Mrs Shahwar Sadeque, Educational & ICT Consultant and Chief Executive of TriEs Ltd
Professor John Saunders, Consultant Physician, Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny; Chairman of the Committee for ethical issues in medicine, Royal College of Physicians
Mr Roy Taylor, Director of Community Services, Kingston upon Thames
Mr Roger Thompson, Director of Standards and Registration, Nursing and Midwifery Council
Mr Geoff Watts, freelance journalist
Professor Richard Williams, Professor of Mental Health Strategy, University of Glamorgan; Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Gwent Healthcare NHS Trust
Dr Patricia Wilkie, Chair, Academy of Medical Royal Colleges patient/lay committee
The Committee includes members from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and representatives of the devolved administrations are invited to attend as observers.
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