Our objectives

The objectives of the Centre

• To deepen and advance knowledge and understanding of the ethical standards relevant to human health and well-being, and in particular to clinical practice, medical research, business and management practice, and the allocation of healthcare resources.
• To offer courses in philosophical ethics and in the ethics of health care provision, medical research and health care resource allocation.
• To engage and where appropriate to collaborate with local, national and international bodies as they seek to respond to their intellectual and ethical needs.

The centre realises these objectives by:

• conducting and promoting research
• providing research training and supervision
• developing and teaching courses
• conducting ethical reviews of professional practice
• offering an ethics consultation service
• participating in public discussion.