Articles by Gillian Hunt
Margaret Alcorn obituary Original
My friend Margaret Alcorn, who has died aged 78, was a “well-kent” figure in Scottish education. Starting as a teacher, she eventually became the City of Edinburgh council’s quality development manager and then Scotland’s first national continuing professional development co-ordinator. In that role she created a team and connected with people working on the subject in every local authority.
Expectation of life and unexpected death in open spina bifida: a 40‐year complete, non‐selective, longitudinal cohort study
More than 4500 pregnancies in the European Union and 3000 in the USA each year are affected by neural tube defects.1, 2 In parts of India and China the incidence is particularly high: around 6 per 1000 live births3 compared with 1 per 1000 in Europe.1 Before use of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunts in the 1960s, most children with spina bifida and hydrocephalus died in infancy.4 Neurosurgical intervention increased survival at 1 year from 20% to 80%, but no‐one knew what the long‐term...
Walking and living independently with spina bifida: a 50‐year prospective cohort study
Abstract Aim To describe trends in walking and living independently in a cohort of consecutive cases of spina bifida, followed‐up over 50 years. Method From 1972 to 2017, a cohort of 117 (born 1963–1971, 50 males, 67 females) survivors and/or carers was surveyed approximately every 5 years by clinical examination and/or postal questionnaire/telephone interview. The Office for National Statistics provided details of deaths. Results The follow‐up in 2016 and 2017 was 99% (116/117).
Keeping Far Flung Family and Friends Close - One Holiday Card at a Time
Keeping Far Flung Family and Friends Close – One Holiday Card at a Time Thursday, December 13, 2018 Press release from the issuing company By Gillian Hunt, Manager, Government and Industry Affairs, AF&PA Does anyone else feel the excitement of getting holiday cards in the mail? Growing up I remember, even as soon as November, the holiday cards from family and friends far and wide would come pouring in.
Game of Thrones and the Rebirth of Northern Ireland
We often consider how visiting foreign countries affects us, but it’s worth noting “how curiously we can touch the lives of people abroad,” as the Northern Irish writer Louis Muinzer puts it. He adds that “we in Northern Ireland are aware of what people from other places add to our lives here.” What can travelers add to the places they visit? It’s a big question in a place like Northern Ireland, which has struggled for so long with its public image.
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