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Past studies

Conditions for which surveillance has now completed:

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Acute flacid paralysis (1991 - 1994)

Last published on 8 November 2012

Current studies

Studies which are currently listed on the orange card:

Last published on 25 April 2013

Information leaflets

The BPSU produces a range of information leaflets

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Last published on 15 June 2011

BPSU Bulletins

The BPSU produces a bulletin three times a year, which can be downloaded using the links below:

2013

BPSU bulletin April 2013 (PDF 260KB)

Last published on 24 April 2013

BPSU Annual reports

The BPSU produces a yearly annual report which reviews the surveillance undertaken for the previous year and provides information on upcoming studies.

The 2011-2012 report is now available to download using the link below. A limited number of paper copies will be available on request.

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Last published on 19 December 2012

Policy news archive

The policy update archive gives a roundup of the key health policy articles, dated back to December 2010.

Visit the RCPCH news pages for a full news archive

November 2011
October 2011
September 2011
August 2011
July 2011

Last published on 31 January 2013

BPSU - Publications

Links and references to BPSU study publications are listed below by year of publication.

2012

Absoud M, Lim M J, Chong W K. Paediatric acquired demyelinating syndromes: incidence, clinical and magnetic resonance imaging features. Mult Scler 19 April 2012; PMID 22516794.

Last published on 4 January 2013

Ethics and confidentiality for researchers

The BPSU and research teams involved in studies are unreservedly committed to ethical research. An understanding of ethics and confidentiality in BPSU studies is provided in:

Understanding data confidentiality & security within a BPSU surveillance study (PDF, 128.9KB, 6 pages)

Last published on 18 July 2012

Lay representatives

The BPSU has two lay members who sit on the BPSU commitee

Sue Banton, MBE

Sue is founder & director of STEPS, a charity for people with lower limb conditions. She is also a member of:

Last published on 14 February 2012

BPSU - Patients and the public

The BPSU is committed to ensuring that patient and public involvement is embedded in its work in every way possible. It works with investigators to encourage and support public and patient involvement in their research.

Last published on 2 May 2013