title: Public confidence in medical technology.
abstract: Three headlines have appeared in the British press recently, all of which concern health-care issues related to technology, and which have profound implications for public confidence in medical practice. Once again, at the year's end, it is necessary to reassess our own procedures and safeguards to prevent erosion of public confidence in our industry.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Engineering, University of Liverpool. dfw.ce@liverpool.ac.uk
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D007562:Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control; D004866:Equipment Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro / Q000941:ethics / Q000639:trends; D015316:Genetic Therapy / Q000941:ethics / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008402:Mass Media; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science / Q000941:ethics / Q000639:trends*; D011639:Public Opinion; D011641:Public Relations; D013242:Sterilization; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D006113:United Kingdom