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Stephen Wilkinson's research on medical ethics (including joint work with Sally Sheldon) has:
(1) Influenced policy formation processes (e.g. through being submitted in evidence to parliamentary committees and enquires, and via bodies such as the Nuffield Council on Bioethics).
(2) Challenged conventional wisdom, stimulating debate among stakeholders, and enabled improved public understanding. Mechanisms for this include participation in popular media outlets and in public and stakeholder engagement events
The impact of this case study is the novel treatment of neurologically impaired individuals via vestibular stimulation, an emerging clinical therapy. The research has helped make people better, changed local clinical practice, and led to a commercial collaboration to produce a CE-marked (European Union safety compliant), home-based device that can be marketed and used across the world. The research has also raised awareness and understanding of neurological disease amongst healthcare practitioners and the general public.