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Minutes
27
January 2006 - Thirty First Meeting
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was reported that there were 159 victims of vCJD as at 6 January
2006, according to the figures on the Department of Health's
website. Main Applications had been received in relation to
158 claims. By the end of this meeting, the Trustees will have
considered 152 cases on the claims submitted to date. There
are six claims being dealt with at present. The Trustees had
considered a total of 269 claims for £5,000 Psychiatric
Injury, 107 claims for Particular Emotional Hardship and 14
claims for Particular Financial Hardship.
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- The
Trustees considered three claims by family members of two 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,
two claims in relation to one victim for Particular Emotional
Hardship, one re-submitted claim for Particular Emotional Hardship
in relation to one victim, and fourteen claims by family members
of nine victims for Particular Financial Hardship as a result
of psychiatric injury.
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- Terms
and conditions of a psychiatrist were approved.
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