Which ethical values underpin England's National Health Service reset of paediatric and maternity services following COVID-19: a rapid review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify ethical values guiding decision making in resetting non-COVID-19 paediatric surgery and maternity services in the National Health Service (NHS).

Design

A rapid review of academic and grey literature sources from 29 April to 31 December 2020, covering non-urgent, non-COVID-19 healthcare. Sources were thematically synthesised against an adapted version of the UK Government's Pandemic Flu Ethical Framework to identify underpinning ethical principles. The strength of normative engagement and the quality of the sources were also assessed.

Setting

NHS maternity and paediatric surgery services in England.

Results

Searches conducted 8 September-12 October 2020, and updated in March 2021, identified 48 sources meeting the inclusion criteria. Themes

SUBMITTER: Chiumento A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8189755 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature