Ethics committee
What is the Ethics Committee?
The Dr Foster Ethics Committee is a company limited by guarantee, which is independent of Dr Foster Intelligence.
Its role is to ensure that Dr Foster Intelligence meets the standards set out in its Code of Conduct. In the event of a complaint, the committee reviews Dr Foster Intelligence's published material and can adjudicate in any complaints or disputes.
The current membership of the independent Dr Foster Ethics Committee is as follows:
- Dr Jack Tinker (Chair), Emeritus Dean of the Royal Society of Medicine
- Sir Donald Irvine (Vice Chair), former President General Medical Council
- Harry Cayton, Chief Executive of the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence
- Dr Michael Dixon, Chair of the NHS Alliance
- Dr Helena Earl, Consultant Oncologist, Addenbrooke's NHS Trust
- Bridget Gill, Project Manager, Associate Director, Business Planning & Continuity, Performance and Delivery Directorate. NHS Yorkshire and the Humber
- Dianne Hayter, Chair of Labour Party NEC and BSB Consumer Panel. Board member, NCC and Board for Actuarial Standards. Former Chief Executive of Alcohol Concern and Pelican Cancer Centre, and on Board of NPSA.
- Dame Deirdre Hine, former Chair of the Commission for Healthcare Improvement, former President to the BMA
- Dr Neil Johnson, Director of Partnerships and Short Course Programmes, University of Warwick and a practising GP
- Dr Ian Lane, Medical Director and Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust
- Professor Barry McCormick (Observer), Chief Economic Adviser at the Department of Health
- Professor Alan Maynard, Director, Health Policy Unit, York University and Chair, York Health Services NHS Trust
- Bernadette Porter, Nurse Consultant multiple sclerosis, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery Therapy and Rehabilitation Services
- Dame Jane Roberts, Consultant Child Psychiatrist and Director of Quality and Performance of Islington PCT.
- Helen Scott, Nursing Editor/Staff Nurse, St Christopher's Hospice, London
- Dr Andrew Vallance-Owen, Group Medical Director, BUPA
Ethics Committee ruling
The Committee announced its findings, following a complaint concerning the "Understanding the Health Needs of Waltham Forest's Neighbourhood Management Areas" report.
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Read the Dr Foster Intelligence response to the findings.
Contacting the Ethics Committee
The Ethics Committee is responsible for adjudicating on complaints that have not been resolved satisfactorily by Dr Foster Intelligence. If you have a complaint about Dr Foster Intelligence, please write to:
The Secretary of the Ethics Committee
Dr Foster Ethics Committee Limited
12 Smithfield Street
London
EC1A 9LA