Ethics on the Ground: Everyday Moral Decisions in Health and Social Care

Ethics is not just about “big decisions”: it happens in every interaction.

This session offers a grounded, reflective approach to ethics in real life, moving beyond abstract codes to the everyday dilemmas that volunteers, staff, and informal carers face: “Should I intervene?” “Do I break a confidence?” “How do I balance choice with risk?”.

It introduces relational and care ethics and considers context, common ethical dilemmas, boundaries, consent, communication, and

Safeguarding vs. respecting autonomy.

This session is aimed at all of those organisations that are involved with health and social care in the community.

Lori Hall is a Health & Social Care lecturer & PhD researcher at Lincoln Bishop University, also an experienced practitioner with over 20 years in the health and social care industry from shop floor to management, clinical and educational. Her research brings together critical disability studies, anthropology, and participatory methods to explore friendship, belonging, and epistemic justice. Drawing on both academic theory and lived experience as a parent of a disabled child, her work centres the voices of those often left unheard, challenging structural liminality and reimagining inclusive public health research through creativity, collaboration, and care.

Sessions though the Greater Lincolnshire Social Economy Academy are primarily aimed at Staff, Volunteers, Trustees and Board members of Voluntary, Community, Faith, Social Enterprise (VCFSE) organisations, we also welcome purpose driven organisations with a clear social or environmental mission.

Organisations must have a registered business address operating in an eligible geographical district area & complete a business enrolment form.

Organisations in the following areas are eligible to enrol and participate in GLSEA sessions:

• City of Lincoln
• North Kesteven
• South Kesteven
• East Lindsey
• West Lindsey
• Boston
• South Holland
• North East Lincolnshire
• North Lincolnshire

In addition to booking the ticket on Eventbrite, you will be required to complete a Business Enrolment Form to confirm eligibility and provide data required by our funders.

Business Enrolment Form found here.

This event is part of the Greater Lincolnshire Social Economy Academy programme which is funded by the UK Government and is supported by Lincolnshire County Council and Business Lincolnshire. It is delivered locally by Lincoln Bishop University.