Membership of CESS (valid responses n=39)
| Category | Number of CECs with at least one member in this category (%, range)* | ||
| Total (n=39) | Established previous to the pandemic (n=20) | Established in response to the pandemic (n=19) | |
| Overall | 7–33 | ||
| Doctor(s) | 39 (100, 2–10) | 20 (3–10) | 19 (2–10) |
| Nurse(s) | 37 (95, 0–6) | 18 (0–6) | 19 (1–6) |
| Allied health professional(s) | 37 (95, 0–5) | 20 (1–3) | 17 (0–5) |
| Trust/NHS manager(s) | 30 (77, 0–10) | 15 (0–4) | 15 (0–10) |
| Lay member(s) | 26 (66%)† | 14 | 12 |
| Practicing/academic lawyer(s) | 22 (56, 0–2) | 14 (0–3) | 8 (0–2) |
| Chaplain/faith leader(s) | 19 (49, 0–3) | 13 (0–2) | 6 (0–3) |
| Social worker(s) | 14 (36, 0–2) | 7 (0–2) | 7 (0–2) |
| Academic ethicist(s)/philosopher(s) | 11 (25%)† | 7 | 4 |
| Ex-parent/patient | 8 (21, 0–5) | 4 (0–3) | 4 (0–5) |
*Some responses were approximate numbers, and some individuals have dual role thus might be considered twice.
†These categories were yes/no answers and no numbers provided.
CEC, clinical ethics committee; CESS, clinical ethics support services; NHS, National Health Service.