“The beliefs, practices and languages of the populations being served by a health care institution are important and ethics support will need to be sensitive to them. This underlines the need for local ethics support to complement national advice guidelines and support, as well as for such support to draw upon appropriate local expertise.”

Royal College of Physicians,
Ethics in practice: Background and recommendations for enhanced support (2005)

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