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Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2008: How Does the United Kingdom Comparepdf,90Kb,English | View long abstract 26-Jun-2008 Total health spending accounted for 8.4% of GDP in the United Kingdom in 2006, compared with an average of 8.9% across OECD countries. Related documents: |
Current Developments in Manufactured Nanomaterials in the United Kingdompdf,106Kb,English | View long abstract 14-Apr-2008 This paper, which was submitted by the British delegation, shows the current developments in nanotechnology in the United Kingdlom, given at the 3rd Meeting of the Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials, ... |
UK Report on Environmentally Beneficial Nanotechnologies: Barriers and OpportunitiesEnglish | View long abstract 22-May-2007 Published in May 2007, this study was carried out by leading sustainability consultants, Oakdene Hollins, who were commissioned by Defra to investigate the opportunities and potential obstacles to adoption ... |
International dialogue on safety of manufactured nanomaterialsEnglish | View long abstract 16-May-2007 The Royal Society organised a workshop that brought together international academic experts and members of the OECD Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials (WPNM). This report summarises the main issues discussed during the workshop. |
Trends in Severe Disability Among Elderly People (Health Working Paper No. 26)pdf,615Kb,English | View long abstract 30-Mar-2007 Gaétan Lafortune, Gaëlle Balestat As the number and share of the population aged 65 and over will continue to grow steadily in OECD countries over the next decades, improvements in the functional status of elderly people could help mitigate the rise in the demand for, and hence expenditure on, long-term care. Also available: |
Improving Co-ordination between Environmental and Health Policies: Final Reportpdf,496Kb,English | View long abstract 05-Mar-2007 The report provides evidence-based recommendations to improve policy co-ordination between environment and health. It incluses case studies on Canada, France and the United Kingdom to better understand the existing level of co-ordination between environmental and health policies. Also available: |
UK Report on an Overview of the Framework of Current Regulation Affecting the Development and Marketing of NanomaterialsEnglish | View long abstract 22-Dec-2006 This report was published in December 2006 and was conducted by the UK's Economic and Social Research Council's Centre for Business Relationships Accountability Sustainability and Society (BRASS) at Cardiff University. |
Nanotechnologies at DEFRAEnglish | View long abstract 01-Dec-2006 This web page from the United Kingdom's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs shows what DEFRA is currently doing in the area of nanotechnology and nanosafety. |
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