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Nursing Ethics, Vol. 8, No. 2, 142-151 (2001)
DOI: 10.1177/096973300100800207

European Experiences of Ethics Committees

Verena Tschudin

Nursing Ethics, 26 Cathcart Road, London SW10 9NN, UK

The term ‘ethics committees’ is used for very different things in different parts of the world. In Europe, ethics committees are generally concerned only with research and (apart from Belgium where the same committees deal with both aspects) do not have anything to do with decision making in clinical situations.

This article traces the history of ethics committees in the UK and some of the problems encountered by them. It goes on to detail the situation in a number of other European countries. Some topics of research touched on and published in articles in Nursing Ethics are then highlighted, thus making it clear that it is written from my perspective as the Editor of Nursing Ethics and with the help of some of the members of the Editorial Board. Finally, a number of questions are asked and answers attempted concerning the interests served by ethics committees.

Key Words: Europe • local ethics committees • nursing ethics • research


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