Commentary on the King Edward Inquiry: lessons we fail to learn.

Commentary on the King Edward Inquiry: every defect a treasure.

Jenny McLean and Michael Walsh have distilled well the key lessons of the events at King Edward Memorial Hospital (KEMH). To some extent KEMH is unique: the only tertiary provider of obstetric services in Perth, the world’s most isolated city. It is thus easy to think of the KEMH experience as an isolated one and engage in our own form of shaming and blaming by finger pointing at that hospital ...

HURST EXPONENTS FOR NON-PRECISE DATA

We provide a framework for the study of statistical quantitiesrelated to the Hurst phenomenon when the data are non-precise with boundedsupport.

Lessons from the inquiry into Obstetrics and Gynaecology services at King Edward Memorial Hospital 1990-2000.

The Douglas Inquiry investigated the Obstetrics and Gynaecological services at King Edward Memorial Hospital from 1990-2000. Performance deficiencies were identified at state, board and hospital level contributing to poor outcomes for women, babies and families. The Inquiry raises important issues about clinical governance, leadership and culture, accountability and responsibility, safety and q...

Adopting New International Health Instruments – What Can We Learn From the FCTC?; Comment on “The Legal Strength of International Health Instruments - What It Brings to Global Health Governance?”

This Commentary forms a response to Nikogosian’s and Kickbusch’s forward-looking perspective about the legal strength of international health instruments. Building on their arguments, in this commentary we consider what we can learn from the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) for the adoption of new legal international health instruments.

Commentary on the King Edward Inquiry: perspectives from the Chair, Australian Council for Safety and Quality in Health Care.