Equine viral arteritis: not just a reproductive disease

2019 ◽  
Vol 184 (26) ◽  
pp. 791-793
Keyword(s):  
Equine Viral Arteritis ◽  
South West ◽  
Reproductive Services ◽  
Reproductive Disease ◽  
The Uk ◽  
South West England

Following the recent confirmation of cases of equine viral arteritis in stallions in south-west England, James Crabtree of Equine Reproductive Services (UK) discusses the disease and its potential routes of spread into and around the UK.

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

scholarly journals Exploring the basis for parents’ negative reactions to being informed that their child is overweight

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 987-997 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fiona Gillison ◽  
Fay Beck ◽  
Joanna Lewitt
Keyword(s):  
Local Authority ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Postal Questionnaire ◽  
Parenting Skills ◽  
Parental Awareness ◽  
South West ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Qualitative Responses ◽  
South West England

AbstractObjectiveIncreasing parental awareness of childhood obesity is an important part of tackling the issue. However, parents’ negative reactions to being informed that their children are overweight or obese can hinder their engagement with relevant services. The present study aimed to develop a deeper understanding of why parents react negatively, to help commissioners and service providers design services that are more acceptable to them.DesignOpen, qualitative responses to a survey were collected using a postal questionnaire. Responses were analysed using content analysis.SettingOne local authority in south-west England.SubjectsThe sample frame included all parents receiving letters informing them that their child was overweight (91st–98th centile) or very overweight (98th–100th centile) through the UK National Child Measurement Programme in 2012.ResultsForty-five of 313 eligible parents (14 %) responded to the survey, of whom forty-three rejected either to the judgement that their child was overweight and/or being provided with this feedback. Primary reasons for objection included: lack of trust in the measures used, lack of belief that being overweight is important for children's health (relative to a healthy lifestyle), and fear that discussing weight with children will trigger eating disorders. In addition, parents’ responses suggested that they considered receiving this feedback to be a criticism of their parenting skills.ConclusionsOverall, three areas for improving communication with parents were suggested: tailoring letters; providing information about the importance of weight independently of lifestyle; and addressing parents’ concerns about the risks of talking to children about their weight.

Reptile-associated salmonellosis in children aged under 5 years in South West England

2014 ◽  
Vol 100 (4) ◽  
pp. 364-365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan Murphy ◽  
Femi Oshin
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Severity Of Illness ◽  
Invasive Disease ◽  
Exposure Age ◽  
South West ◽  
Health Authorities ◽  
Public Health Authorities ◽  
The Uk ◽  
South West England ◽  
Children Under 5

ObjectiveTo determine the proportion of Salmonella cases in children aged <5 years that were reptile-associated salmonellosis (RAS) and to compare the severity of illness.DesignTo analyse all cases of salmonellosis reported to public health authorities in children aged under 5 years in the South West of the UK from January 2010 to December 2013 for reptile exposure, age, serotype, hospitalisation and invasive disease.Results48 of 175 (27%) Salmonella cases had exposure to reptiles. The median age of RAS cases was significantly lower than non-RAS cases (0.5 vs 1.0 year). RAS cases were 2.5 times more likely to be hospitalised (23/48) compared with non-RAS cases (25/127; p=0.0002). This trend continued in cases aged under 12 months, with significantly more RAS cases hospitalised (19/38) than non-RAS cases (8/42; p=0.003). Significantly more RAS cases had invasive disease (8/48: 5 bacteraemia, 2 meningitis, 1 colitis) than non-RAS cases (4/127: 3 bacteraemia, 1 meningitis).ConclusionsReptile exposure was found in over a quarter of all reported Salmonella cases in children under 5 years of age. RAS is associated with young age, hospitalisation and invasive disease.

scholarly journals A socio-ecological perspective on behavioural interventions to influence food choice in schools: alternative, complementary or synergistic?

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 1000-1005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurence Moore ◽  
Andrea de Silva-Sanigorski ◽  
Sue N Moore
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Food Choice ◽  
School Food ◽  
Behavioural Interventions ◽  
South West ◽  
Alternative Approaches ◽  
Multiple Levels ◽  
The Uk ◽  
South West England

AbstractObjectiveAn increasing focus on legislation, policy and guidance on the nutritional content of school food has in part been in response to the limited impact of more behavioural or educational approaches. However, there is a risk that a sole focus on policy-level action may lead to neglect of the important contribution that more behavioural approaches can make as components of effective, coordinated, multilevel action to improve the dietary intake of schoolchildren. The current paper aims to highlight the potential importance of viewing alternative approaches as complementary or synergistic, rather than competing.DesignThe socio-ecological and RE-AIM frameworks are used to provide a theoretical rationale and demonstrate the importance of explicitly identifying the interdependence of policies, interventions and contextual structures and processes. School food case study evidence is used to exemplify how understanding and exploiting these interdependencies can maximise impact on dietary outcomes.SettingCase studies of trials in schools in the UK (South West England and Wales) and Australia (Victoria).SubjectsSchoolchildren.ResultsThe case studies provide examples to support the hypothesis that the reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation and maintenance of school food policies and interventions can be maximised by understanding and exploiting the interdependence between levels in the socio-ecological framework.ConclusionsRather than being seen as competing alternatives, diverse approaches to improving the diets of schoolchildren should be considered in terms of their potential to be complementary and synergistic, acting at multiple levels to improve acceptability, fidelity, effectiveness and sustainability.

scholarly journals Analysis of Seaweeds from South West England as a Biorefinery Feedstock

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (20) ◽  
pp. 4456 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tracey A. Beacham ◽  
Isobel S. Cole ◽  
Louisa S. DeDross ◽  
Sofia Raikova ◽  
Christopher J. Chuck ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Coast ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Single Product ◽  
Commercial Exploitation ◽  
Multiple Products ◽  
Multiple Components ◽  
South West ◽  
South West Coast ◽  
The Uk ◽  
South West England

Seaweeds contain many varied and commercially valuable components, from individual pigments and metabolites through to whole biomass, and yet they remain an under cultivated and underutilised commodity. Currently, commercial exploitation of seaweeds is predominantly limited to whole biomass consumption or single product extracts for the food industry. The development of a seaweed biorefinery, based around multiple products and services, could provide an important opportunity to exploit new and currently underexplored markets. Here, we assessed the native and invasive seaweeds on the South West coast of the UK to determine their characteristics and potential for exploitation through a biorefinery pipeline, looking at multiple components including pigments, carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and other metabolites.

scholarly journals Why do GPs leave direct patient care and what might help to retain them? A qualitative study of GPs in South West England

BMJ Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. e019849 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Sansom ◽  
Rohini Terry ◽  
Emily Fletcher ◽  
Chris Salisbury ◽  
Linda Long ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Practice ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Early Retirement ◽  
Direct Patient Care ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
South West ◽  
Career Break ◽  
Medical Litigation ◽  
The Uk ◽  
South West England

ObjectiveTo identify factors influencing general practitioners' (GPs’) decisions about whether or not to remain in direct patient care in general practice and what might help to retain them in that role.DesignQualitative, in-depth, individual interviews exploring factors related to GPs leaving, remaining in and returning to direct patient care.SettingSouth West England, UK.Participants41 GPs: 7 retired; 8 intending to take early retirement; 11 who were on or intending to take a career break; 9 aged under 50 years who had left or were intending to leave direct patient care and 6 who were not intending to leave or to take a career break. Plus 19 stakeholders from a range of primary care-related professional organisations and roles.ResultsReasons for leaving direct patient care were complex and based on a range of job-related and individual factors. Three key themes underpinned the interviewed GPs’ thinking and rationale: issues relating to their personal and professional identity and the perceived value of general practice-based care within the healthcare system; concerns regarding fear and risk, for example, in respect of medical litigation and managing administrative challenges within the context of increasingly complex care pathways and environments; and issues around choice and volition in respect of personal social, financial, domestic and professional considerations. These themes provide increased understanding of the lived experiences of working in today’s National Health Service for this group of GPs.ConclusionFuture policies and strategies aimed at retaining GPs in direct patient care should clarify the role and expectations of general practice and align with GPs’ perception of their own roles and identity; demonstrate to GPs that they are valued and listened to in planning delivery of the UK healthcare; target GPs’ concerns regarding fear and risk, seeking to reduce these to manageable levels and give GPs viable options to support them to remain in direct patient care.

scholarly journals Epidemiological survey on equine cheek tooth infundibular caries in the United Kingdom

2017 ◽  
Vol 181 (9) ◽  
pp. 235-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dewi Borkent ◽  
Richard Reardon ◽  
Padraic M Dixon
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Potential Risk ◽  
Epidemiological Survey ◽  
Multivariable Model ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
South West ◽  
Potential Risk Factors ◽  
The Uk ◽  
South West England ◽  
Experienced Personnel

Infundibular caries (IC) is an important equine dental disorder that can cause premature wear, fractures and apical infection of affected maxillary cheek teeth. No accurate prevalence values for IC are available for UK horses. The feeding of high levels of concentrates is believed to increase its prevalence, but no objective information is available on such possible environmental risk factors. The aims of the study were to document the prevalence of IC in UK horses, assess its distribution and severity between infundibulae and teeth in affected horses and examine for potential risk factors for its development. Using well-defined criteria for grading and recording IC, 25 experienced personnel across the UK completed a questionnaire on their patients. Frequency of IC occurrence was compared between individual teeth and infundibulae using McNemar’s tests. Potential risk factors for IC presence were examined using univariable logistic regression prior to building a multilevel multivariable model. Of 706 horses examined, 45.5 per cent had IC, which was most commonly present and most severe in the Triadan 09s (>10>08>06>07>11), with 13.4 per cent of all rostral and 10 per cent of all caudal infundibulae affected. The prevalence of IC was significantly associated with increasing age; the lowest IC prevalence was found in South West England.

TBE in United Kingdom

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maya Holding ◽  
Heinz-Josef Schmitt ◽  
Gillian Ellsbury
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

Corporate Strategy in the UK Defence Industry

1998 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Bishop ◽  
Tim Williams
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Strategy ◽  
Strategic Change ◽  
Company Size ◽  
Strategic Responses ◽  
Export Markets ◽  
South West ◽  
Wave Cycle ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Research Intensity ◽  
South West England

This paper presents an empirical analysis of the strategic responses of defence companies to the recent downturn in the wave-cycle of defence demand based upon a questionnaire survey of defence firms in South West England. The findings suggest that both diversifying into civilian markets and focusing upon existing defence markets have been popular strategies. Moreover, mergers/takeovers are strongly associated with certain types of strategic change. It is also shown that company size, contractor status, degree of defence dependency, research intensity and involvement in export markets have an important influence on strategic choice.

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