It is 8 months since the government lifted all remaining restrictions to visiting in care settings. But despite these changes, many families are still restricted from visiting family members in care, and support groups continue to report limits to visiting.
Ethics
The Ethical Principles of Public Health
We are publishing this in full. There is a link at the bottom of the statement and the authors are seeking signatures from around the world. Had these basic principles been followed from the start of 2020, it is hard to know how things might have panned out.
Ethical considerations of the COVID-19 response updated
There has been a stark lack of ethical reflection used in the COVID-19 response. There is an urgent need to restore balance in decision-making and to ensure this can never happen again.
