01750pab a2200169 454500 180718b1999 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Alaszewski, Andy The risk of risk assessment and risk management in the United Kingdom 1999 p.575-606 Mar-Apr This article examines the reform of the health care system in England in terms of the risk assessment and risk management. Three major health policies are examined, the Health of the Nation strategy, community care and the Patient's Charter. The article demonstrates that effective risk assessment and risk management is an important component of each initiative. The Health of the Nation strategy is based on epidemiological evidence onthe nature of health risks and is linked to specific targets for the reduction of harm that require effective management of risks. Community care is a well established policy designed to provide long term and continuing support for vulnerable individuals in the community. With high profile incidents in the 1980s, there has been a greater emphasis on effective risk assessment and risk management, especially to protect the public. The Patient's Charter is designed to empower users of service. Central to this strategy is informed consent. Effective empowerment depends of the provision of adequate information, especially on the risks of treatment. Although competent adults may formally be autonomous risk-taking decision-makers, their ability to assess risk and make decisions depends on having adequate information. - Reproduced Health services - Great Britain Health services International Journal of Public Administration 41151 41151 41151 0 0 0 0 IIPA IIPA 2018-07-19 Volume no: 22, Issue no: 3-4 AR41527 2018-07-19 2018-07-19 AR