Telemedicine in the United Kingdom: current status and future prospects

1999 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 158-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.S.H. Istepanian
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Future Prospects ◽  
The United Kingdom

Music Education in European Music Year – and Beyond

1985 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 279-284
Author(s):  
I. P. Salisbury
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Music Education ◽  
Advisory Committee ◽  
Present Condition ◽  
Future Prospects ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Educational Initiatives ◽  
The Future

From the viewpoint of European Music Year (EMY) the author, currently HM Staff Inspector for Music and Chairman of the EMY Advisory Committee for Education, makes some general observations about the present condition of and future prospects for music education in the United Kingdom. Reviewing educational initiatives which have been taken during EMY, he relates these to the wider issues which inevitably preoccupy many of us at the present time. Despite the gloomy prognostications being made by some concerning the future of music education, he prefers at this stage to point to positive achievements and to suggest possible lines of development for the future.

Operative training in otolaryngology in the United Kingdom: A specialist registrar survey

2005 ◽  
Vol 119 (5) ◽  
pp. 356-361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christos Georgalas ◽  
Edward Hadjihannas ◽  
Khalid Ghufoor ◽  
Paul Pracy ◽  
Michael Papesch
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Training Environment ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Specialist Registrar ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Training Standards ◽  
General Training ◽  
Satisfaction Rates

Objective: To assess the current status of operative training for otolaryngology specialist registrars in the United Kingdom.Design: Web-based questionnaire survey.Participants: All otolaryngology specialist registrars in the United Kingdom.Main outcome measures: The overall satisfaction with operative training was assessed as wellas the number of operations performed and level of competency in stage-specific procedures, as defined by the Joint Committee for Higher Specialist Training.Results: Otolaryngology specialist registrars are generally satisfied with the quality of their operative training. The most important predictive factor of satisfaction with operative training was the number of theatre sessions per week. The vast majority of registrars (92 per centby the end of year one, 73 per cent at the end of years two to four) appear to attain all the stage-appropriate surgical competencies during the first four years. However, with respect to the last two years of registrar training, only 26 per cent can perform all the designated (complex) procedures. There are no significant differences between deaneries or geographic regions in the overall satisfaction rates, number of operative sessions, number of operations performedor operative competencies attained.Conclusion: It appears that the Specialist Advisory Committee (SAC) is generally successful in maintaining common operative training standards and providing a homogenous training environment. During the first four years registrars attain an appropriate level of general training while the last two years are mainly devoted to subspecialty interests.

scholarly journals How Mainstream Medicine Sees Photodynamic Therapy in the United Kingdom

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (Suppl_2) ◽  
pp. S-69-S-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen G. Bown
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Photodynamic Therapy ◽  
Conventional Medicine ◽  
Study Groups ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Professional Groups ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Mainstream Medicine ◽  
Different Types

Although photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been used successfully to treat an assortment of different types of cancer, it has yet to reach the level of mainstream medicine on either side of the Atlantic. Unsubstantiated claims of PDT’s efficacy in the past may be part of the reason for this. However, perhaps the main obstacle to PDT’s endorsement by conventional medicine is the limited number of high-quality randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing it with relevant comparators for all meaningful outcomes, including effectiveness, safety, adverse events, quality of life, survival, and cost. Based on a Health Technology Assessment report on the current status of PDT and consultation with professional groups, specialist societies, and clinical study groups in the United Kingdom, this article explores the current clinical guidelines for use of PDT in cancer treatment and the dearth of supportive data from RCTs.

Traditional Aids to Navigation: The Next 25 Years

1997 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 234-241
Author(s):  
Neil MacDonald Turner
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Tidal Range ◽  
Future Prospects ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The World ◽  
South East England ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Tidal Streams ◽  
Navigation Service

The authors of this paper are the three General Lighthouse Authorities (GLAs) of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. It was presented on their behalf at the RIN-96 conference by Captain Turner. The paper gives a brief overview of the policy of the GLAs (i.e. the Corporation of Trinity House, the Northern Lighthouse Board and the Commissioners of Irish Lights) regarding the provision of an aids to navigation service with emphasis on the future prospects of traditional aids to navigation over the next 25 years. The three GLAs have recently carried out a consultation exercise on marine aids to navigation into the 21st century. The results of this consultation exercise are discussed. It should be noted that, for clarity, the General Lighthouse Authorities (GLAs) refer to the systems that they provide as ‘aids to navigation’ (AtoN), to differentiate their provision from the equipment carried on board ships for navigational purposes which are referred to by the GLAs as ‘navigational aids’. This paper therefore in the main deals with AtoN.The coastlines within the GLAs' areas of responsibility rank with the most heavily trafficked and dangerous in the world. The coastlines vary from isolated rocks and the steep, Atlantic coastline, to the low-lying relatively featureless coastline of south-east England, off which are shifting sandbanks and channels. The tidal range in GLA waters is significant and tidal streams can reach 10 knots or more in a number of places.

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