Annex B Index
1. The procedures of the Inquiry
1a. The Secretary of State for Health’s announcement
of a Public Inquiry into Paediatric Cardiac Surgery Services at the Bristol
Royal Infirmary (18 June 1998).
Ministerial statement [pdf]
[26KB]
1b. Opening statements from Inquiry Chairman, Counsel
and legal representatives made at the Inquiry’s Preliminary Hearing (27
October 1998)
Preliminary hearing [pdf]
[174KB]
1c. Issues List, for Part I of the Inquiry (January 1999) [pdf] [139KB]
1d. Opening statements from Inquiry Chairman and Counsel
made at the opening of the Inquiry’s Oral Hearings (16 March 1999)
Opening statement by the Chairman 16.3.99 [pdf
] [19KB]
Opening Statement by Mr Langstaff 16.3.99 [pdf
] [89KB]
1e. Key documents and comments relating to the Phase 1 of the Inquiry
- Procedures for assessment of costs of participants at public expense [pdf] [8KB]
- Formal Written Comment Protocol [pdf] [12KB]
- Procedure to be followed in making an application for cross examination [pdf] [13KB]
- Clarification of re-examination of witnesses [pdf] [12KB]
- Note on Material Relating to Matters Outside Terms of Reference [pdf] [15KB]
- The Inquiry’s approach to the assessment of the adequacy of paediactric cardiac services July 1999 [pdf] [85KB]
- An index to statements made by the Chairman of the Inquiry and Counsel relating to Inquiry procedures [pdf] [1.38MB]
- Visit to Bristol Royal Infirmary and Bristol Royal Hospital for
Sick Children on 22 July 1999 by the Panel of the Bristol Royal Infirmary
Public Inquiry
[pdf] [14KB] - The conclusion of Phase 1 oral evidence [pdf] [59KB]
- Inquiry's procedure on the disclosure of potential criticism [pdf] [68KB]
1f. The Expert Group
1g. Bibliography [pdf] [111KB]