A few days ago on Twitter, our Editor here at Gript, John McGuirk questioned the level of training that was necessary for a HSE nurse to make a determination of death. It was a question that John asked in good faith-since most of us assume that such a determination should be straightforward. But since this […]
Twenty years ago, the Catholic bioethicists of Australia came together to write the first ever Code of Ethical Standards for Catholic Health and Aged Care Services in Australia. Two years of robust discussion, informed by wide consultation, followed by even more robust discussion resulted in a set of guidelines which have stood the test of time. […]