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100			_aAlaszewski, Andy
245			_aThe risk of risk assessment and risk management in the United Kingdom
260			_c1999
300			_ap.575-606
362			_aMar-Apr
520			_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
650			_aHealth services - Great Britain
650			_aHealth services
773			_aInternational Journal of Public Administration
909			_a41151
999			_c41151 _d41151