scholarly journals Latest quarterly analysis of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease incidence in the UK shows continued slow-down

2003 ◽  
Vol 7 (18) ◽  
Author(s):  
N J Andrews
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Disease Incidence ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Jakob Disease ◽  
The Uk

Five new cases of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) were diagnosed in the United Kingdom (UK) in the first quarter of 2003, bringing the total number of confirmed or probable cases to 134 (1). Five deaths occurred in the first quarter, bringing the total number of deaths to 126. The total number of onsets and deaths by year are shown in the table.

scholarly journals vCJD incidence in the UK shows evidence of having peaked or reached a plateau

2004 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
N J Andrews
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Jakob Disease ◽  
The Uk

A total of 18 deaths from variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) were reported in 2003 in the United Kingdom.

scholarly journals Decline in the incidence of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the UK

2003 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
N Andrews ◽  
A Molesworth
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Symptom Onset ◽  
Expected Number ◽  
Short Term ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Jakob Disease ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Number Of Individuals ◽  
Underlying Trend

By the end of December 2002 the number of cases of confirmed or probable variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) reported in the United Kingdom (UK) had reached a total of 129 (http://www.doh.gov.uk/cjd/stats/jan03.htm). Quarterly analyses are performed that estimate the underlying trend in vCJD incidence. These enable short term predictions for the expected number of deaths in the next year as well as estimates of the total number of individuals with symptom onset yet to be identified (http://www.cjd.ed.ac.uk/vcjd.htm).

scholarly journals Tonsil study provides estimate of the number of people in the UK who could be incubating vCJD

2004 ◽  
Vol 8 (24) ◽  
Author(s):  
C Kelly
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Jakob Disease ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Number Of Individuals

A study providing an estimate of the number of individuals in the United Kingdom (UK) who may be incubating variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD), has recently been published

scholarly journals Fourth case of transfusion-associated vCJD infection in the United Kingdom

2007 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Collective Editorial team
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Blood Transfusion ◽  
Fourth Case ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Jakob Disease ◽  
The Uk

A case of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) has recently been diagnosed in a patient in the United Kingdom (UK), who received a blood transfusion from a donor who later developed vCJD. This is the fourth case of probable transfusion transmission of vCJD infection in the UK. Three of the four recipients developed symptoms of vCJD.

scholarly journals Possible second case of variant CJD prion protein transmission from blood transfusion in the UK

2004 ◽  
Vol 8 (31) ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Blood Transfusion ◽  
Prion Protein ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Jakob Disease ◽  
The Uk

A possible second case of transmission of the abnormal prion protein associated with variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) through a blood transfusion in the United Kingdom

TBE in United Kingdom

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Clinical Disease ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Probable Case ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
South West ◽  
Louping Ill ◽  
The Uk ◽  
North And South ◽  
South West England

Until 2019, TBE was considered only to be an imported disease to the United Kingdom. In that year, evidence became available that the TBEV is likely circulating in the country1,2 and a first “probable case” of TBE originating in the UK was reported.3 In addition to TBEV, louping ill virus (LIV), a member of the TBEV-serocomplex, is also endemic in parts of the UK. Reports of clinical disease caused by LIV in livestock are mainly from Scotland, parts of North and South West England and Wales.4

Risk Transferin Public Private Partnership/Private Finance Initiative Procurement Documents:The Differencebetween The United Kingdom and Malaysia

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
Nooriha Abdullah ◽  
Darinka Asenova ◽  
Stephen J. Bailey
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Public Private Partnership ◽  
Private Finance Initiative ◽  
Private Partnership ◽  
Risk Transfer ◽  
Private Finance ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Uk

The aim of this paper is to analyse the risk transfer issue in Public Private Partnership/Private Finance Initiative (PPP/PFI) procurement documents in the United Kingdom (UK) and Malaysia. It utilises qualitative research methods using documentation and interviews for data collection. The UK documents (guidelines and contracts) identify the risks related to this form of public procurement of services and makeexplicittheappropriateallocation of those risks between the public and the private sector PPP/PFI partners and so the types of risks each party should bear. However, in Malaysia, such allocation of risks was not mentioned in PPP/PFI guidelines. Hence, a question arises regarding whether risk transfer exists in Malaysian PPP/PFI projects, whether in contracts or by other means. This research question is the rationale for the comparative analysis ofdocumentsand practicesrelatingtorisk transfer in the PPP/PFI procurements in both countries. The results clarify risk-related issues that arise in implementing PPP/PFI procurement in Malaysia, in particular how risk is conceptualised, recognised and allocated (whether explicitly or implicitly), whether or not that allocation is intended to achieve optimum risk transfer, and so the implications forachievement ofvalue for moneyor other such objectivesinPPP/PFI.

HIV and other STIs in the United Kingdom: further increases

2003 ◽  
Vol 7 (48) ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Disease Surveillance ◽  
Communicable Disease ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Health Protection Agency ◽  
Protection Agency ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Living With Hiv

The Health Protection Agency Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre for England and Wales and others have reported that the number of people living with HIV in the UK has increased

Research Applications

1989 ◽  
Vol 21 (6-7) ◽  
pp. 709-715
Author(s):  
M. J. Rouse
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Water Utilities ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Contract Research ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
The Uk

This paper covers the approach taken by WRc to the practical application of research results. WRc works on an annual programme of research paid for collectively by the UK water utilities totalling ₤15m. In addition contract research is carried out for government largely on environmental matters and for utilities and others on a confidential basis. The approach to the implementation described here deals with the application of results across the whole of the United Kingdom where there are a large number of users of the results but with varying degrees of interest in any particular topic. The requirement is to inform all of the outcome of the work and then to provide the facility of rapid implementation for those who have an immediate requirement to apply the new knowledge and technology.

Volunteering in hospice and palliative care in the United Kingdom

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ros Scott
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Care Services ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Strategic Direction ◽  
Palliative Care Services ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Hospice And Palliative Care ◽  
Changing Role

This chapter explores the history of volunteers in the founding and development of United Kingdom (UK) hospice services. It considers the changing role and influences of volunteering on services at different stages of development. Evidence suggests that voluntary sector hospice and palliative care services are dependent on volunteers for the range and quality of services delivered. Within such services, volunteer trustees carry significant responsibility for the strategic direction of the organiszation. Others are engaged in diverse roles ranging from the direct support of patient and families to public education and fundraising. The scope of these different roles is explored before considering the range of management models and approaches to training. This chapter also considers the direct and indirect impact on volunteering of changing palliative care, societal, political, and legislative contexts. It concludes by exploring how and why the sector is changing in the UK and considering the growing autonomy of volunteers within the sector.

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