Policy paper

Overview of the Government's action programme in response to the recommendations of the Shipman Inquiry

This document contains the following information: Overview of the Government's action programme in response to the recommendations of the Shipman Inquiry

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Department of Health and Social Care
Published
21 February 2007
This was published under the 2005 to 2010 Labour government

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Learning from tragedy, keeping patients safe: overview of the Government's action programme in response to the recommendations of the Shipman Inquiry - Full Text

Ref: ISBN 9780101701426, Cm. 7014

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This document contains the following information: Learning from tragedy, keeping patients safe: overview of the Government’s action programme in response to the recommendations of the Shipman Inquiry

This paper summarises two other documents which are available separately: i) the Government’s White Paper to reform the regulation of health professionals (Cm 7013, ISBN 9780101701327); and ii) the Government’s response to the recommendations of four reports relating to the abuse of trust by health professionals, published as Cm 7015, ISBN 9780101701525). (The reports are: the fifth report of the Shipman Inquiry (Cm 6394-I/II/III, ISBN 9780101639422) and the reports of the Ayling (Cm 6298, ISBN 9780101629829), Neale (Cm 6315, ISBN 9780101631525) and Kerr/Haslam Inquiries (Cm 6640-I and II, ISBN 9780101664028))

This Command Paper was laid before Parliament by a Government Minister by Command of Her Majesty. Command Papers are considered by the Government to be of interest to Parliament but are not required to be presented by legislation.

Published 21 February 2007