Asses the likely impact of the recent Bristol inquiry on the future of health politics in the United Kingdom.
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Asses the likely impact of the recent Bristol inquiry on the future of health politics in the United Kingdom. In October 1997 an inquiry began into the deaths of fifteen children whilst undergoing or shortly after receiving cardiac surgery at Bristol royal infirmary (BRI). The report was finally published in June 1998 and proved to be the most thorough and long running investigation since the inception of the NHS with the surgeons involved found to be guilty of professional misconduct. The consequences promise to be far reaching as Government led initiatives to improve NHS quality and to prevent a repeat of such a scandal have taken place. The most likely impact upon the NHS will be that databases of cardiac surgery will be made available publicly with increased openness and transparency. Change will only be successful if co-operation occurs between all involved. Cardiac surgeons Janard Dharasmana and James Wisheart along with BRI...


