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Minutes
16
August 2006 - Thirty Fifth Meeting
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The Minutes and Resolutions of the previous meeting were approved.
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It was reported that there were 162 victims of vCJD as at 7
August 2006, according to the figures on the Department of Health's
website. However Charles Russell were aware of 168 victims.
Main Applications had been received in relation to 165 claims.
By the end of this meeting, the Trustees will have considered
159 cases on the claims submitted to date. There are six claims
being dealt with at present. The Trustees had considered a total
of 313 claims for £5,000 Psychiatric Injury, 146 claims
for Particular Emotional Hardship and 27 claims for Particular
Financial Hardship.
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Trustees considered two new claims. They also considered four
claims by family members of four victims for the single sum
of £5,000 for psychiatric injury lasting longer than a
calendar month that has been caused or materially aggravated
by the fact that the victim has contracted vCJD, four claims
in relation to four victims for Particular Emotional Hardship,
three claims by family members of three victims for Particular
Financial Hardship as a result of psychiatric injury and one
re-submitted claims for Particular Financial Hardship in relation
to one victim.
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Trustees reconsidered the principles underlying the claims for
care provided by families.
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