Risks to health: Some key issues in management, regulation and communication

K. C. Calman Sir Kenneth Calman served as Chief Medical Officer at the Department of Health 1992-98 and is now Vice Chancellor and Warden, University of Durham,

P. G. Bennett Drs Peter Bennett and David Coles work respectively in Operational Research and Health Promotion in the Department. All views expressed here are entirely those of the writers, and should not necessarily be taken to reflect Departmental policy,

D. G. Corns Drs Peter Bennett and David Coles work respectively in Operational Research and Health Promotion in the Department. All views expressed here are entirely those of the writers, and should not necessarily be taken to reflect Departmental policy,

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This paper reviews some key issues in risk analysis, management and communication. It concentrates on three areas: communication and choice with regard to clinical risks, risk communication and public health, and the relationship between scientific advice and public policy decisions. In each sphere, some longstanding concerns have recently come to have increased prominence, and the paper briefly reviews some ongoing responses to these.

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