Table 1.
Ethical principle (from Pandemic Flu Ethical Framework) | Adapted subdomain (based on NHS letter and National Voices Five Principles) |
Respect | Involvement (ie, right to express views on matters affecting them, engaging those affected by decisions). |
Respecting choices about personalised care (best interests of person as a whole). | |
Collaborative working/engagement (organisational coordination; NHS volunteer scheme, clinical teams, Clinical Commissioning Groups, local authorities; coproduction with voluntary sector, patient orgs, etc). | |
Recognising harms and balancing against benefits (physical, psychological, social and economic) – proportionality | Recover operation of healthcare (including addressing backlog of care needs, resuming home visits for vulnerable/shielding where appropriate). |
Safety of NHS staff (physical, psychological, systemic inequalities and flexible working). | |
Embrace new ways of working (eg, telemedicine, home visits, etc). | |
Enhance crisis responsiveness (second wave) | |
Accelerate preventative programmes (obesity reduction, seasonal influenza and outreach to marginalised groups). | |
Responsiveness (adapt plans to new circumstances/information). | |
Reciprocity | Concept of mutual exchange: take responsibility for own behaviour and reduce others expose others to risks. |
Protect those at risk of C19 (physically, socially, BAME, etc). | |
Fairness | Inclusivity in service recovery (eg, barriers or access needs and support those with unequal access to care). |
Patient prioritisation (to address backlog that is, clinical urgent /longest waiting, etc). | |
Reduce health inequalities (social inequalities and social determinants of health). | |
Everyone matters equally and weighted equally in policies and any disproportionate impact on one particular group is accounted for. | |
Accountability | Transparency (ie, document decisions, clarity of who is responsible for decisions, governance arrangements, assess against milestones and sharing information to help others). |
BAME, black, Asian and minority ethnic; NHS, National Health Service.