Public Involvement in NHS Inquiries

Opportunities for engaging the public have changed over the fifty years since the inquiry into the Ely Hospital, Cardiff. NHS inquiries, and inquiries more widely, tend to be called where events have led to public concern and loss of public confidence. Involvement of the public could therefore be assumed to form a part of restoring that public confidence. This paper explores the mechanisms for public involvement in NHS inquiries over the past fifty years, assessing the roles played by the public. It uses the framework outlined by Geoffrey Howe to examine how members of the public have been involved in four NHS inquiries. Findings suggest that the roles and mechanisms have varied, but that understanding the extent of public involvement is a dimension to assessing each of the potential functions of an NHS inquiry.     

论突发性灾害救济的公共伦理原则

我国是世界上灾害种类多、频次高、损失重的国家。抗灾救灾是我国国民经济和社会发展的一个重要组成部分 ,是事关中华民族生存与可持续发展的一个永恒主题。为了尽可能地减少灾害损失 ,取得最佳的救灾效果 ,在突发性灾害救济的过程中应当坚持的伦理原则有 :生命关怀优先性原则 ;损失最少化原则 ;整体利益大于局部利益原则 ;尊重灾害知情权原则。归结到一点 ,那就是要发扬社会主义人道主义原则。