Age of the Inquiry

<p>The plethora of inquiry reports published in the fields of health and welfare in the 1990s covered the full range of user groups, individuals and institutions. What similarities or differences were there between these inquiries? How effective were they in bringing about change? Whose interest did they best serve?<br><br>These are some of the questions <em>The Age of the Inquiry</em> explores in detail, bringing together distinguished contributors with personal experience of chairing or providing evidence to inquiries to consider:<br><br> the participant's view of inquiries<br>the purpose of inquiries<br>the impact of inquiries on health and social policy<br>inquiries into: child abuse and death; homicides by mental health service users; the abuse of adults with <br>learning disabilities; the abuse of older people. <br><br>Wide-ranging in scope, <em>The Age of the Inquiry</em> focuses on service and policy development. It provides an invaluable text for students, teachers and professionals from a wide range of disciplines and professional groups. </p> <p>Introduction: The inquiry as Janus, <em>Nicky Stanley and Jill Manthorpe</em> <strong>Part 1: Participating in inquiries</strong> 1. Mental health inquiries – ‘Cui Bono?’, <em>Herschel Prins</em> 2. The family’s perspective, <em>Paul and Audrey Edwards</em> 3. Staff and patient perspectives on the Fallon Inquiry into the Personality Disorder Service at Ashworth High Secure Hospital, <em>Pete Melia</em> <strong>Part 2: Inquiries into child abuse and deaths</strong> 4. The impact of child abuse inquiries since 1990, <em>Eileen Munro</em> 5. From Cornwall to Climbé: Inquiring into fatal child abuse, <em>Peter Reder and Sylvia Duncan</em> 6. The costs and benefits of the North Wales Tribunal Inquiry, <em>Brian Corby</em> <strong>Part 3: Inquiries into mental health homicides</strong> 7. Mental health inquiries, assertive outreach and compliance: Is there a relationship, <em>Andrew McCulloch and Camilla Parker</em> 8. Women and mental health inquiries, <em>Nicky Stanley</em> 9. Mental health inquiries 1985-2003,<em> Dave Sheppard</em> <strong>Part 4: Inquiries into the abuse of people with learning disabilities</strong> 10. Learning disability, abuse and inquiry, <em>Rachel Fyson, Deborah Kitson and Alan Corbett</em> 11. Abuse inquiries as learning tools for social care organisations, <em>Paul Cambridge</em> Part <strong>5: Inquiries into the abuse and neglect of older people</strong> 12. Older people, institutional abuse and inquiries, <em>Bridget Penhale and Jill Manthorpe</em> 13. Inspections and inquiries, <em>Roger Clough and Jill Manthorpe</em></p>