Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA): epidemiology research
Outlines how PHE manage the NDA epidemiology programme to check if current guidelines provide adequate protection for UK radiation workers.
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Public Health England (PHE) is responsible for managing 2 epidemiological databases owned by the NDA. 皇冠体育app data can be used in research studies to investigate, if appropriate, potential health effects of radiation in current and former employees of UK civil nuclear sites.
皇冠体育app NDA radiation epidemiology programme is overseen by a governance group with an independent chair and currently made up of representatives from unions (GMB, Prospect and Unite), the NDA, Sellafield Ltd and PHE. 皇冠体育app NDA continues to fund both management of the epidemiology programme and relevant research.
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