Knowledge reuse has long been an issue for organisations. The management, reuse and transfer of knowledge can improve project management capabilities (i.e., learning, memory, cycle time) resulting in continuous learning. Although knowledge management has been recognised as a critical success factor in programme management very little research has been conducted to date (Lycett, Rassau, & Danson...

OBJECTIVES To assess the acceptability of screening newborn boys for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. DESIGN Screening is offered on the basis of informed consent in response to an information sheet entitled "A new test for baby boys--Do you want it?" The programme includes a prospective long term evaluation of family responses to early diagnosis and a comparison of their experiences and percepti...

Breaking the news about an untreatable disease is always difficult. Every professional involved in this activity will be aware of shortcomings in their practice, but it is possible to develop better practices. We report on a protocol developed during the first four years of the evaluation of a newborn screening programme. Although there may be additional constraints in other areas of medical pr...

BACKGROUND Prospective, population-based study of an 8-year follow up. To determine the direct cost of diabetic retinopathy [DR], evaluating our screening programme and the cost of treating DR, focusing on diabetic macular oedema [DMO] after anti-vascular endothelial growth factor [anti-VEGF] treatment. METHODS A total of 15,396 diabetes mellitus [DM] patients were studied. We determined the ...

Cervical cancer is an important public health problem among adult women in developing countries in South and Central America, sub-Saharan Africa, and south and south-east Asia. Frequently repeated cytology screening programmes--either organized or opportunistic--have led to a large decline in cervical cancer incidence and mortality in developed countries. In contrast, cervical cancer remains la...

Department of Haematology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, Department of Haematology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, St Mary’s Hospital, London, Programme Advisor, NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme, Division of Health and Social Care Research, School of Medicine, King’s College London, London, Department of Haematology, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, Department o...

A persistent infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) is a prerequisite for the development of cervical cancer. Clinical trials with HPV-vaccines have been very successful in preventing persistent HPV16/18 infections, the two most oncogenic HPV-genotypes. We assessed the introduction of universal HPV-vaccination for preadolescent girls in the Dutch National Immunization Programme. Long-term va...

Programmes for early diagnosis of breast cancer are lacking in most countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. This paper reviews a nongovernmental screening programme launched in October 2009 in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, in which 14 health centres were covered by 2 mobile mammography machines. Annual screening was offered to all women aged 40 years and above. Up to February 201...

N eonatal screening for congenital hypothyroidism, along with eradication of iodine deficiency in large parts of the world, has made it possible to prevent the development of permanent neurological impairment due to thyroid hormone deficiency in the developing brain. The first successful screening programme was demonstrated in Canada in 1973 and since then it has been standard of care in most d...