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Department of Health

www.dh.gov.uk/en/index.htm

And especially the following pages of the site:

Consent
www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_4005762
www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publichealth/Scientificdevelopmentgeneticsandbioethics/Consent/Consentgeneralinformation/index.htm

Assisted conception
www.dh.gov.uk/en/Healthcare/Fertility/index.htm

Health Care standards
www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publichealth/Patientsafety/Healthcarestandards/index.htm

Contraception for people under 16
www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/08/69/14/04086914.pdf

Good doctors, safer patients
www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsAndStatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidanceArticle/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4137232&chk=KW63va

EU Tissues and Cells Directive
www.dh.gov.uk/PolicyAndGuidance/HealthAndSocialCareTopics/Tissue/TissueGeneralInformation/TissueGeneralArticle/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4136920&chk=auCGzn

Mental Capacity Act 2005

Explanatory Notes
www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2005/en/ukpgaen_20050009_en_1

Code of Practice
www.dca.gov.uk/legal-policy/mental-capacity/mca-cp.pdf

British Medical Association

www.bma.org.uk

And especially the following pages of the site:

Confidentiality:
www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/Content/HubConfidentiality

Consent and capacity
www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/Content/Hubethicsconsentandcapacity

End of life issues
www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/Content/Hubendoflifeissues
www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/Content/Withholdingwithdrawing
www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/Content/assisteddying?OpenDocument&Highlight=2,physician,assisted,suicide

Human Rights
www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/Content/Hubhumanrights

CPR
www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/Content/CPRDecisions07

Organ transplantation and donation
www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/Content/HubTransplantation

Human Fertilisation and Embryology

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority
www.hfea.gov.uk/cps/rde/xchg/hfea
www.hfea.gov.uk/en/275.html

Choices and Boundaries
www.hfea.gov.uk/cps/rde/xbcr/SID-3F57D79B-57FD552F/hfea/Choices_Boundaries.pdf

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990

Department of health Consultation on HFEA 1990
www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/11/78/72/04117872.pdf

Tomorrow's Children: Report of the Policy Review of the Welfare of the Child assessments in licensed assisted conception clinics. Contains recommendations for reform of the guidance which governs access to fertility treatment.
www.hfea.gov.uk/cps/rde/xchg/SID-3F57D79B-DEC7491C/hfea/hs.xsl/490.html

General Medical Council

www.gmc-uk.org

And especially the following pages:

Good Medical Practice (2006)
www.gmc-uk.org/guidance/good_medical_practice/index.asp

0-18 Years, Guidance for all Doctors (GMC)
www.gmc-uk.org/guidance/archive/GMC_0-18.pdf

Consent (June 2008)
www.gmc-uk.org/news/articles/Consent_guidance.pdf

Reports

Alder Hey
www.rlcinquiry.org.uk

Bristol
www.bristol-inquiry.org.uk/final_report

Human Tissue Authority

www.hta.gov.uk
www.hta.gov.uk/guidance/codes_of_practice.cfm
www.hta.gov.uk/about_hta/human_tissue_act.cfm

Mental Incapacity - Department of Constitutional Affairs

www.dca.gov.uk/menincap/legis.htm

Mental Health Law

Protecting the vulnerable: the Bournewood consultation
www.dh.gov.uk/en/Consultations/Responsestoconsultations/DH_4136791

Mental Health Act 2007
www.dh.gov.uk/en/Healthcare/NationalServiceFrameworks/Mentalhealth/DH_077352

Revised Code of Practice (November 2008)
www.dh.gov.uk/en/Healthcare/NationalServiceFrameworks/Mentalhealth/DH_4132161

Nuffield Council on Bioethics

www.nuffieldbioethics.org

Abortion

BMA
www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/AttachmentsByTitle/PDFLawEthicsAbortion2007/$FILE/lawethicsabortionnov07.pdf
www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/Content/Abortiontimelimit?OpenDocument&Highlight=2,abortion

NHS

NHS Redress bill: Statement of Policy
www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/12/32/82/04123282.pdf