Katharine Wright

Katharine is a lay member of the Tribunal.  She was appointed in January 2023.  Katherine works freelance in the field of bioethics, with a particular interest in how ethical considerations can be embedded in health policy and research, and the responsibilities of both individuals and institutions in promoting ethical outcomes. Before going freelance, she worked for thirty years first in the public sector (House of Commons Research Library, Department of Health and NHS), and then for the Nuffield Council on Bioethics (an independent body which identifies, analyses and advises on ethical issues in biomedicine). She now works with a range of national and international health bodies including the World Health Organization, the UK’s National Institute for Health Research, and the Multi-Regional Clinical Trials Center at Harvard University.