Hugh Whittall

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Introduction

• Hugh Whittall
• Director, Nuffield Council on Bioethics

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The Nuffield Council on Bioethics

• Established in 1991
• Independent body that examines ethical questions
  raised by advances in biology and medicine
• Contributes to policy making and stimulates debate

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Public health Working Group

• Chaired by Lord Krebs
• Members with expertise in ethics, law, health
  economics, law, philosophy, public health policy,
  health promotion and social science
• Began work in February 2006

• Public consultation received 112 responses
• Fact finding meetings

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The Report

• Ethical and policy framework
• Four case studies
• Infectious disease
• Obesity
• Alcohol and smoking
• Fluoridation of water