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Inquiry announces the final stage of its work on analysis of children’s heart surgical services The Bristol Royal Infirmary Inquiry today published its plans for further work to aid its assessment of the adequacy of paediatric cardiac surgical services at Bristol. The Inquiry has identified the following priorities for analytical work:
The research review, which will make special reference to the years 1984 to 1995, is intended to contribute to the Inquiry’s understanding of the knowledge base available to the clinicians during the period, the communication of surgical risk and evidence on surgical outcomes. Supplementary analytical work to test the mortality data available to the Inquiry includes a survey of data gathering mechanisms at those specialist centres in England which undertook paediatric cardiac surgery and made returns to the UK Cardiac Surgical Register between 1984 and 1995. Experts will look at links and comparisons between Hospital Episode Statistics on paediatric cardiac surgery and Office for National Statistics Death Register data. They will also further investigate post-operative complications, and the effects of age, presence of Down’s syndrome, other morbidities and service activity upon outcomes. The consolidation of the clinical case note review will include: analysis of second and requested reviews; additional contributions from reviewing experts; and commentary on the wider issues arising from parents’ and from Bristol clinicians’ comments on the review forms. These three components will conclude the analytical work to deliver the Inquiry’s strategy for making effective use of existing data sources, which the Inquiry published last year. Specific details of this further work are set out on the Inquiry’s website. It is anticipated that this work, undertaken by the Inquiry’s existing expert teams, will be published in May. ENDS For further information: Please contact Richard Green, Head of Communications, BRI Inquiry, tel 0117 938 8709. Notes for editors: A note on supplementary analytical work can be found on the Inquiry’s website by visiting the Data Source Analysis page. The Inquiry website address is www.bristol-inquiry.org.uk/ March 31, 2000 BRI 00-10
The seventh, and last, seminar in Phase Two of the Bristol Royal Infirmary Inquiry will look at empowering the public in the healthcare process. Seminar participants, from a range of public and private sector organisations, academic and voluntary groups, will join the Inquiry Panel to explore the extent to which achieving the goal of a high quality service depends upon the involvement of the public, and if so, the ways in which they may become involved in their health service. Topics for discussion will include:
The seminar will conclude by considering sharing of information, the implications of developments in information technology and the need for healthcare professionals to be trained to communicate effectively with patients. The seminar starts at 10am on Thursday, March 28, at the Bristol Royal Infirmary Inquiry Offices, 2-10 Temple Way, Bristol, BS2 0BY (a list of the participants and the seminar programme is attached). A report of the proceedings will be available in due course. ENDS Notes All seminars are open to the press and public but space is limited at the venues and places must be booked in advance either by writing to the Inquiry offices at 2-10 Temple Way, Bristol, BS2 OBY, or by e-mail: inquiry@doh.gov.uk (quoting "Phase Two"). For further information please contact Richard Green, Head of Communications, BRI Inquiry, tel 0117 938 8709. The Inquiry website address is www.bristol-inquiry.org.uk/ Notes for editors: as there is limited space at the venues for the seminars, it is advisable for any representatives of the news media who would like to attend to contact the Inquiry press office in advance. March 28, 2000 BRI 00-09
The fifth seminar in Phase Two of the Bristol Royal Infirmary Inquiry will look at education, training, development and governance in the NHS. Seminar participants, from a range of public and private sector organisations, academic and voluntary bodies, will join the Inquiry Panel to explore the role of education, training and professional development in the performance of healthcare professionals. In addition to training and development, the seminar will consider the related theme of the initial training of doctors and nurses; specifically the need to balance the technical aspects of their roles with an understanding of the importance of other qualities, such as communications skills. The seminar will conclude with an examination of the ways in which a coherent and responsive system of governance of healthcare professionals might be secured. The seminar starts at 10am on Tuesday, March 7, at the Institution of Civil Engineers (a list of the participants and the seminar programme is attached). A report of the day’s proceedings will be available in due course. This is the fifth in a series of seven seminars, examining a broad range of themes, which make up Phase Two of the Inquiry. The remaining seminars will take place over the next month in both London and Bristol. ENDS Notes All seminars are open to the press and public but space is limited at the venues and places must be booked in advance either by writing to the Inquiry offices at 2-10 Temple Way, Bristol, BS2 OBY, or by e-mail: inquiry@doh.gov.uk (quoting "Phase Two"). For further information please contact Richard Green, Head of Communications, BRI Inquiry, tel 0117 938 8709. The Inquiry website address is www.bristol-inquiry.org.uk/ Notes for editors: as there is limited space at the venues for the seminars, it is advisable for any representatives of the news media who would like to attend to contact the Inquiry press office in advance. March 1, 2000 BRI 00-07 Sixth Inquiry Focuses on Safety and Risk The sixth seminar in Phase Two of the Bristol Royal Infirmary Inquiry will look at safety, quality and information. Seminar participants, from a range of public and private sector organisations, academic and voluntary bodies, will join the Inquiry Panel to explore the systems in the NHS which are intended to secure safety, quality and the dissemination of information. They will consider what may be learned from equivalent systems in the public and private sector. In addition to looking at systems, the seminar will define what is meant by safety and risk in the context of healthcare. Participants will also examine theories of quality management and how they may be applied to improve the quality of service within the NHS. The seminar will conclude by considering collection of information, how to share information and use it as a means of identifying issues before they become problems. The seminar starts at 10am on Thursday, March 16, at the Institution
of Civil Engineers, 1 Great George Street, London (a list of the participants
and the seminar programme is attached). This is the sixth in a series of seven seminars, examining a broad range of themes, which make up Phase Two of the Inquiry. The final seminar will take place in Bristol on 28 March. ENDS Notes All seminars are open to the press and public but space is limited at the venues and places must be booked in advance either by writing to the Inquiry offices at 2-10 Temple Way, Bristol, BS2 OBY, or by e-mail: inquiry@doh.gov.uk (quoting "Phase Two"). For further information please contact Richard Green, Head of Communications, BRI Inquiry, tel 0117 938 8709. The Inquiry website address is www.bristol-inquiry.org.uk/ Notes for editors: as there is limited space at the venues for the seminars, it is advisable for any representatives of the news media who would like to attend to contact the Inquiry press office in advance. March 13, 2000 BRI 00-08
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