Beyond the 2011 Census in the United Kingdom: With an International Perspective

2011 ◽  
Vol 53 (5) ◽  
pp. 619-650 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith Dugmore ◽  
Peter Furness ◽  
Barry Leventhal ◽  
Corrine Moy
Keyword(s):  
Market Research ◽  
Population Survey ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
International Perspective ◽  
Current Approach ◽  
Administrative Records ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
National Statistics ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Uk

The recent census in the UK, taken in March 2011, may also have been our last - since the Office for National Statistics has announced that it intends to explore alternative more cost-effective options for ‘census taking’ in the future. In this paper, we consider what the options may be, based on approaches and experiences from other countries, and assess their implications for users. We start by reminding ourselves about the value of the census and the strengths and weaknesses of the current approach. We then identify the principal methods being followed in other countries, together with their advantages and disadvantages. This leads us to review methodological work in the UK, building up to the current ‘Beyond 2011’ ONS project. We focus on administrative records as a possible way of removing the need for a full population survey. Finally, we assess the options and discuss the implications for users in market research.

Technical Innovation in Light Aircraft Aerial Dispersant Application Systems

2003 ◽  
Vol 2003 (1) ◽  
pp. 269-272
Author(s):  
David Salt ◽  
Roger Stockham ◽  
Stuart Byers
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Innovative Technology ◽  
Response Strategies ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Application Systems ◽  
Significant Step ◽  
Cost Efficient ◽  
The Uk

ABSTRACT Recent changes in legislation within the United Kingdom created pressure for change in the response strategies applicable in the UK offshore environment. To meet the new requirements, innovative technology was required which was capable of speedily delivering a payload of approximately one ton of dispersant. To provide a cost efficient solution, a system was developed capable of being mounted on a non-dedicated aircraft, which can be rapidly adapted to meet the response requirements. This paper describes the design criteria for the system and goes on to detail the development, construction and flight testing programme for the dispersant pods. It then goes on to briefly describe the operational response system which has been established to provide a response for the offshore operators in the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS). The development represents a significant step forward in providing a low cost, effective solution to changing response requirements using innovative engineering solutions, allowing for potential application in other parts of the world.

scholarly journals Who’s miserable now? Identifying clusters of people with the lowest subjective wellbeing in the UK

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Dolan ◽  
Kate Laffan ◽  
Alina Velias
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Clustering Analysis ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
Subjective Wellbeing ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
National Statistics ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Analyse Data ◽  
The Uk

AbstractPolicymakers are generally most concerned about improving the lives of the worst-off members of society. Identifying these people can be challenging. We take various measures of subjective wellbeing (SWB) as indicators of the how well people are doing in life and employ Latent Class Analysis to identify those with greatest propensity to be among the worst-off in a nationally representative sample of over 215,000 people in the United Kingdom. Our results have important implications for how best to analyse data on SWB and who to target when looking to improve the lives of those with the lowest SWB (The authors owe a massive debt of gratitude to the Office for National Statistics for their support throughout this research. We are particularly grateful to Dawn Snape and Eleanor Rees for their valuable comments on earlier drafts of this paper, to Salah Mehad for the thorough review of methodology, and to Vahe Nafilyan for advice on clustering analysis. We also thank the anonymous reviewers for the very helpful comments. Thank you all very much.).

scholarly journals Adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic: a survey of UK and European hand surgery units

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abigail V Shaw ◽  
David GW Holmes ◽  
Victoria Jansen ◽  
Christy L Fowler ◽  
Justin CR Wormald ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reconstructive Surgery ◽  
Hand Surgery ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Hand Surgeon ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Research Initiatives ◽  
Made In

Abstract Hand surgery services had to rapidly adapt to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The aim of the Reconstructive Surgery Trials Network #RSTNCOVID hand surgery survey was to document the changes made in the United Kingdom and Europe and consider which might persist.A survey developed by the Reconstructive Surgery Trials Network, in association with the British Association of Hand Therapists, was distributed to hand surgery units across the UK and Europe after the first wave of COVID-19. It was completed by one consultant hand surgeon at each of the 44 units that responded.Adult and paediatric trauma was maintained but elective services stopped. Consultations were increasingly virtual and surgery was more likely to be under local anaesthetic and in a lower resource setting.Many of the changes are viewed as being beneficial. However, it is important to establish that they are clinically and cost effective. These survey results will help prioritise and support future research initiatives.

scholarly journals Incidence of medically attended paediatric burns across the UK

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katie Davies ◽  
Emma Louise Johnson ◽  
Linda Hollén ◽  
Hywel M Jones ◽  
Mark D Lyttle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Hospital Admissions ◽  
Practice Research ◽  
Clinical Practice Research Datalink ◽  
National Statistics ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Paediatric Burns ◽  
The Uk

ObjectiveChildhood burns represent a burden on health services, yet the full extent of the problem is difficult to quantify. We estimated the annual UK incidence from primary care (PC), emergency attendances (EA), hospital admissions (HA) and deaths.MethodsThe population was children (0–15 years), across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland (NI), with medically attended burns 2013–2015. Routinely collected data sources included PC attendances from Clinical Practice Research Datalink 2013–2015), EAs from Paediatric Emergency Research in the United Kingdom and Ireland (PERUKI, 2014) and National Health Services Wales Informatics Services, HAs from Hospital Episode Statistics, National Services Scotland and Social Services and Public Safety (2014), and mortality from the Office for National Statistics, National Records of Scotland and NI Statistics and Research Agency 2013–2015. The population denominators were based on Office for National Statistics mid-year population estimates.ResultsThe annual PC burns attendance was 16.1/10 000 persons at risk (95% CI 15.6 to 16.6); EAs were 35.1/10 000 persons at risk (95% CI 34.7 to 35.5) in England and 28.9 (95% CI 27.5 to 30.3) in Wales. HAs ranged from 6.0/10 000 person at risk (95% CI 5.9 to 6.2) in England to 3.1 in Wales and Scotland (95% CI 2.7 to 3.8 and 2.7 to 3.5, respectively) and 2.8 (95% CI 2.4 to 3.4) in NI. In England, Wales and Scotland, 75% of HAs were aged <5 years. Mortality was low with 0.1/1 000 000 persons at risk (95% CI 0.06 to 0.2).ConclusionsWith an estimated 19 574 PC attendances, 37 703 EAs (England and Wales only), 6639 HAs and 1–6 childhood deaths annually, there is an urgent need to improve UK childhood burns prevention.

UK State-of-the-Art – Sewerage Rehabilitation

1989 ◽  
Vol 21 (10-11) ◽  
pp. 1101-1112 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Clegg ◽  
A. R. Eadon ◽  
D. Fiddes
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Business Management ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Current Approach ◽  
North West ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Levels Of Service ◽  
Regional Water

The problems which led to concern over the state of sewers within the UK in the 1970s are described together with the strategies and methodologies which were developed to allow cost-effective rehabilitation. The current approach is illustrated by reference to practice in two regional water authorities - North West Water and Severn Trent Water. Considerable benefits have accrued from considering entire pipework systems and dealing concurrently with structural, hydraulic and water quality problems. Effort in the future will concentrate on refining the existing methodology and improving business management by developing better measures of levels of service and information systems

scholarly journals JABS FOR THE BOYS

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. e22-e32
Author(s):  
Peter Baker ◽  
Gillian Prue ◽  
Jamie Rae ◽  
David Winterflood ◽  
Giampiero Favato
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Sex Discrimination ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Government ◽  
Sex With Men ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Selective Vaccination

The human papillomavirus (HPV) can cause a range of cancers as well as genital warts and recurrent respiratory papillomatosis in men and women. Most cases can be prevented by vaccination in adolescence. Many countries vaccinate girls and an increasing number, although still a minority, vaccinate both boys and girls. The case for vaccinating boys is based on arguments of public health, equity, ethics and cost-effectiveness. The selective vaccination of females does not protect males sufficiently and provides no protection at all for men who have sex with men. In the United Kingdom (UK), the government’s vaccination advisory committee (Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation [JCVI]) began to consider whether boys should be vaccinated as well as girls in 2013 and made clear in draft statements that it considered this not to be cost-effective. A campaign group, HPV Action, was established to advocate gender-neutral vaccination. This group became a coalition of over 50 organisations and used evidence-based arguments, political advocacy and media campaigning to make its case. One of its members initiated legal action against the government on the grounds of sex discrimination. In July 2018, the government agreed that boys in the UK should be vaccinated. The lessons for other campaigns in the men’s and public health fields include: be prepared for the long haul, focus on clear and specific goals, build alliances, align the objectives with existing policies, make a financial case for a change of policy, and use all legitimate means to exert pressure.

United Kingdom

2010 ◽  
pp. 192-213
Author(s):  
David R. Green
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
User Interface ◽  
Floppy Disk ◽  
Local Scale ◽  
Google Earth ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Current Systems

This chapter briefly examines the origins and evolution of electronic coastal and marine atlases, and online mapping and GIS in the United Kingdom (UK). Beginning with some early examples, such as the UK Digital Marine Atlas (UKDMAP), initially distributed on floppy disk (MS-DOS) and later CD (MS-Windows), consideration is then given to some of the first online Internet-based information systems e.g., The UK Coastal Map Creator, some of the current systems now available e.g., MAGIC, MESH, and UKSeaMap, and finally the potential of Google Earth (GE) and Google Ocean (GO) to provide a framework for the development of simple local scale coastal and marine atlases. In each case, attention is paid to the origins of the atlas, its development, the user-interface, functionality, data and information content, and the target audience. Some of the advantages and disadvantages of electronic atlases are also discussed, together with some of the problems, and possible solutions.

scholarly journals Accounting For Intellectual Capital

2011 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
Martha S. Lilly ◽  
Ronald O. Reed
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Accounting Standards ◽  
The United States ◽  
International Perspective ◽  
International Accounting Standards ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Dual Treatment

<span>The authors review accounting standards for recording intellectual capital (research and development) using Amazon.com as a model. An international perspective of the United Kingdom, the Japanese; and the United States indicates similarities and differences among these countries and the International Accounting Standards. The authors discuss the advantages and disadvantages of expensing versus capitalizing these expenditures with specific emphasis on e-tailing. The impact of dual treatment is equally confusing to external as well as internal users of this financial information.</span>

Identifying Similar and Different Factors Effecting Long-Term Cardiac Exercise Rehabilitation Behavior Modification Between New Zealand and the United Kingdom

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 1018-1024 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Dunn ◽  
Sally Lark ◽  
Stephen Fallows
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Healthy Lifestyles ◽  
Effective Measure ◽  
Healthy Behaviors ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Study Participants

Background:Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR) programs are the most cost-effective measure for reducing morbidity associated with Coronary Vascular Disease (CVD). To be more effective there is a need to understand what influences the maintenance of healthy behaviors. This study identifies similar and different influences in CR of the United Kingdom (UK) and New Zealand (NZ).Methods:A retrospective study. Participants had previously been discharged from CR for 6 to 12+ months within the UK (n = 22) and NZ (n = 21). Participant’s attended a focus group. Discussions were digitally recorded, transcribed then thematically analyzed. The CR programs were observed over 2 months to enable comment on findings relating to ‘theory in practice.’Results:Similar positive patient experiences influencing behavior between groups and countries were; support, education, positive attitude, and motivation. Companionship and exercising alongside people with similar health problems was the major determinant for positive exercise behavior. Barriers to maintaining exercise included; physical disabilities, time constraints, and weather conditions. NZ participants were more affected by external factors (eg, opportunity, access, and time).Conclusion:Both CR programs were successful in facilitating the maintenance of healthy lifestyles. Exercising with other cardiac patients for support in a structured environment was the strongest influence in maintaining healthy lifestyles beyond CR programs.

From Anaesthetic Nurse to Nurse Anaesthetist: Is This Possible in the UK?

2003 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 7-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Cowan
Keyword(s):  
Current Practice ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
General Anaesthetic ◽  
Nurse Anaesthetist ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The World ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Effective Health Care

Current practice in the United Kingdom (UK) dictates that the administration of a general anaesthetic is undertaken by a physician. However, for several years now the controversial question has been raised as to whether other practitioners, primarily nurse anaesthetists, should also be allowed administer general anaesthetics. The ensuing debate has been refueled in recent times resulting from the trend towards providing cost-effective health care delivery combined with concerns over current and anticipated further shortages in anaesthetic manpower. This paper discusses some of the arguments both for and against the introduction non-physician anaesthetists in the UK, also drawing on the debate in other parts of the world, concluding with a call for more research to address the controversy. First though, because there appears to be some confusion over the difference between the meaning of the titles ‘Anaesthetic Nurse’ and ‘Nurse Anaesthetist’, it will be helpful to provide brief definitions of these terms.

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