01868pab a2200181 454500008004000000100002100040245007400061260000900135300001400144362001200158520127600170650003601446650002001482773005101502909001001553999001701563952010601580180718b1999   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aAlaszewski, Andy  aThe risk of risk assessment and risk management in the United Kingdom  c1999  ap.575-606  aMar-Apr  aThis 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  aHealth services - Great Britain  aHealth services  aInternational Journal of Public Administration  a41151  c41151d41151  00104070aIIPAbIIPAd2018-07-19hVolume no: 22, Issue no: 3-4pAR41527r2018-07-19w2018-07-19yAR