Guiding the confidential into public discourse

Confidential inquiries into maternal deaths.

In 1971 344 700 people sustained non-fatal injuries in road traffic accidents, and of these probably 8% (27 576) were back seat passengers. This figure is unlikely to be less in the subsequent years. Of these 27 576 passengers no fewer than half will have received moderate or severe injuries. Most authorities now accept that there is a dramatic reduction in the severity of injuries, in particul...

Protecting the public and guiding the profession?

Confidential inquiry into 226 consecutive infant deaths.

Richards, I. D. G., and McIntosh, H. T. (1972). Archives of Disease in Childhood, 47, 697. Confidential inquiry into 226 consecutive infant deaths. Among 226 consecutive infant deaths (occurring after the first week), the leading causes were: congenital malformation (62 deaths), sudden infant death syndrome (47), pneumonia (36), gastroenteritis (26), and aspiration of gastric contents (16). In ...

Enabling Public Discourse

The importance of public engagement and awareness concerning environmental issues has been widely recognised in the development of a sustainable community. Recent efforts by authorities and development agencies towards enabling public information access have increased the potential for members of public to take part in the decision-making process. However, dissemination of information should be...

The confidential enquiry into maternal and child health (CEMACH).

T he Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health (CEMACH) was established in April 2003. It replaces CESDI (the Confidential Enquiry intoStillbirthsandDeathsinInfancy)and CEMD (the Confidential Enquiry into Maternal Deaths); this gives it a truly perinatal focus, but its remit is now wider and includes all childhood death. This paper reviews the history of confidential enquiries, some o...