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Inquiry announces Phase Two Seminars for Year 2000 The Bristol Royal Infirmary Inquiry has today announced the schedule
for the first four Phase Two seminars to be held in January and February
2000. Phase Two will look towards the future, examining broader issues affecting
the National Health Service (NHS). It addresses that element of the Inquiry’s
terms of reference to: "make recommendations which could help to
secure high quality care across the NHS." The seminar topics (listed below) are informed partly by lessons emerging from Phase One. They also take account of the latest research and thinking concerning the factors which determine the level of performance of organisations, both within the public sector and beyond. Details for the first four seminars have been confirmed as follows: *Acute Healthcare Services for Children. (Wednesday 12 January 2000 – Bristol Royal Infirmary Inquiry, 2-10 Temple Way, Bristol). *Determinants of Performance: The factors which determine the level of performance of organisations including the public sector generally and healthcare in particular. (Wednesday 26 January 2000 – The National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, London). *Culture: professional and managerial cultures and their impact on the quality of service. (Wednesday 16 February 2000 – The Institution of Civil Engineers, 1 Great George Street, London). *Leadership, Vision, Change and Learning from Experience. (Wednesday 23 February 2000, The National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, London). All seminars are fully open to the public and media representatives who wish to follow the proceedings. Members of the public who would like to attend the seminars are asked to write to the Inquiry Offices in Bristol at 2-10 Temple Way, Bristol, BS2 0BY or e-mail: inquiry@doh.gov.uk (quoting ‘Phase Two’) to reserve places. Dates and venues for seminars in March 2000 will be published in due course. For further information: please contact Becky Jarvis, BRI Inquiry, tel. 0117 938 8716. December 16, 1999 BRI 99-48 Inquiry Timetable Update 16/12/99 The Bristol Royal Infirmary Inquiry will conclude oral hearings and the first Phase of the Inquiry this week, as it began, with evidence from parents. The last oral hearing of Phase One will begin with evidence from Mrs Sharon Peacock, whose son Andrew, died following complex cardiac surgery in Bristol in 1995. The Inquiry will then hear from ten parents before adjourning until February 9th when closing submissions will be heard. The hearing schedule from Thursday 16 December is as follows: Thursday 16 December 1999 (9.30 a.m.) Sharon Peacock from Bristol For further information: please contact Becky Jarvis, Bristol Royal Infirmary Inquiry, tel. 0117 938 8716. Notes: The oral hearings are held on 5th Floor, 2-10 Temple Way, Bristol, BS2 0BY. December 15, 1999 BRI 99-11 (Information Note) Inquiry Timetable Update (W/C 13/12/99) The hearing schedule for week commencing 13th December 1999 is below (the timetable may be subject to last minute alterations): Monday 13 December 10.30 a.m. - Mr James Wisheart, retired Medical Director,
UBHT For further information please contact Becky Jarvis, Media Relations Manager, tel. 0117 938 8716. December 10, 1999 BRI 99-46 Inquiry Receives Tissue Retention Reports The Bristol Royal Infirmary Inquiry has today published two documents relating to the retention of tissue. Earlier this year the Inquiry commissioned independent legal advice regarding the issue of retention of organs or tissue. A detailed and complex document has now been presented to the Inquiry and will be used to assist the Panel in their discussions regarding this controversial issue. The second document has been prepared and submitted to the Inquiry on behalf of the Bristol Heart Children Action Group. Brian Langstaff QC, Inquiry Counsel, explained: "The Inquiry announced today that it had received an expert opinion commissioned from Ian Dodds-Smith of the London solicitors Cameron McKenna, on the subject of the legality of tissue or organ retention following post-mortem examination. It should be understood by all readers and by all those interested in the Inquiry that this opinion is intended to assist the Inquiry Panel. It does not necessarily reflect the views of the Panel or those of Counsel to the Inquiry, upon the complex legal issues discussed." Both documents, which are available on the Inquiry’s website, include detailed information about current law, guidelines and guidance and consider their application in relation to the removal, retention and use of human tissue following post mortem. For further information: please contact Becky Jarvis, BRI Inquiry, tel. 0117 938 8716. December 09, 1999 BRI 99-45 |