Personal profile
Memberships of committees and professional bodies
Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetist (since December 2015)
Chair of the Countess of Chester Hospital Clinical Ethics Committee (2020 - present)
Research interests
PhD title: Dying in intensive care – patient experience and medical decision-making
Supervision information
Supervisors - Prof Soren Holm and Ms Kirsty Keywood
Overview
Law PhD Studentship 2021, funded by the University of Manchester
Healthcare Ethics and Law School of Law Scholarship, September 2016
Education/Academic qualification
Master of Arts, Healthcare Ethics and Law, University of Manchester (UOM)
Sept 2016 → 13 Nov 2018
Award Date: 13 Nov 2018
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, University of Cambridge
Oct 2004 → 25 Jun 2010
Award Date: 25 Jun 2010
External positions
Consultant Anaesthetist, Countess Of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
24 Mar 2020 → …
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Mandatory training for rare anaesthetic events – a virtue ethics view
Donaldson, T., 31 Oct 2025, In: Anaesthesia. 80, 10, p. 1273Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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Propofol and the promise of unconsciousness in end-of-life care: a warning about the use of low-dose propofol infusions
Donaldson, T., 21 Oct 2025, In: Anaesthesia.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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The virtue of disagreeing about how to disagree: a commentary on ‘Bioethics and the value of disagreement’ by Parker
Donaldson, T., 25 Sept 2025, In: Journal of Medical Ethics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Commentary/debate › peer-review
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Human flourishing, the goals of medicine and integration of palliative care considerations into intensive care decision-making
Donaldson, T., 9 Nov 2023, In: Journal of Medical Ethics. 109299.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Suicide booths and assistance without moral expression: a response to Braun
Donaldson, T., 20 Oct 2023, In: Journal of Medical Ethics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Intensive care decision-making, survival and dying well:How do the experiences of intensive care patients and their end-of-life wishes affect their willingness to accept intensive care treatment at different chances of survival?
Donaldson, T. (Creator), University of Manchester Figshare, 24 Nov 2025
DOI: 10.48420/30666095
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