Health Law and COVID-19: Resources
The following explanatory materials have been developed to promote understanding of legal and regulatory measures instituted in the UK’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. They focus on domains that intersect with healthcare and public health policy.
UK health law briefing
England health law briefing
Northern Ireland health law briefing
Scotland health law briefing
Wales health law briefing
COVID-19: Key Laws and Guidance
Coronavirus Research Hub
The University of Bristol Law School has dedicated research pages that bring together work from academics in diverse areas of legal expertise, to improve understanding and policy in response to the pandemic.
Useful external resources include:
- Government webpage with links to Coronavirus legislation
- Public Health England website
- Public Health Scotland website
- Public Health Wales website
- Northern Ireland Public Health Agency website
- National Health Service COVID-19 information and advice
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence coronavirus guidance and advice
- Guiding Principles for Effective Management of COVID-19 at a Local Level, produced by the Association of Directors of Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Local Government Association, Public Health England, Society of Local Authority Chief Executives, UK Chief Environmental Health Officers Group
- The General Medical Council’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) – information and advice page
- The Nursing and Midwifery Council’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) – information and advice page
- The General Dental Council’s COVID-19 latest information page
- The UK Faculty of Public Health website’s dedicated ethics and law pages
- The Nuffield Council on Bioethics’ COVID-19 publications