POSTnote
Vegetative and Minimally Conscious States
A POSTnote discussing the medical, legal and ethical challenges associated with the care of patients in vegetative and minimally conscious states.
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Childhood Allergy
A briefing which describes the prevalence of allergic disorders in children and the factors which contribute to the development of allergies in infancy and early childhood. It also summarises new developments in research and treatment and gives an overview of current health policy on allergy services.
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POSTnote
HIV Prevention in the UK
A POSTnote summarising the approach to preventing the HIV epidemic in the UK.
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Special Educational Needs
This POSTnote summarises the nature and diversity of special eduational needs (SEN) and discusses the support and outcomes for affected children and their families.
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Organ Donation and Transplants
This POSTnote examines policies to increase the availability of donor organs in the UK.
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POSTnote
Managing Online Identity
This POSTnote describes online identity, government projects to secure online access to public services and the issues arising from a more online society.
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POSTnote
Measuring National Wellbeing
This POSTnote summarises the latest research on measuring national wellbeing, its components and causes, and examines some policy implications.
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POSTnote
Drug Resistant Tuberculosis
This note examines the extent of, and risks posed by, drug-resistant TB.
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POSTbrief
Science in the New Parliament, 2010
After every general election, POST produces a special briefing highlighting some of the main science-based issues that the new Parliament is likely to encounter.
Total results (page 7 of 7)