Guidance should be produced to ensure parents’ views are taken into account and families should be given appropriate notice of court action in cases where they disagree with medical professionals caring for critically ill children, a review has recommended.
The Nuffield Council on Bioethics (NCOB), which was asked in December to lead a Government-commissioned review, said the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) should create a taskforce to implement its suggestions, which are aimed at helping to ease “distressing” situations.
