Crown Office Research Articles

To study the communication hindrance between laboratory technicians and dentist of work authorization for FPD- A survey

Aim of this survey was to determine the communication the level of communication between dentists and dental laboratories in specific areas of the work authorization forms for the fabrication of fixed partial dentures. A questionnaire was prepared to assess communication gap between dentist and lab technicians through work authorization for FDPs. A total of 70 dental laboratory technicians were provided with a questionnaire regarding work authorization form via Google doc files. The survey focused questions pertaining to fulfilling the following areas of work authorization: patient’s information, name of the prescribing dentist, material for the prosthesis, pontic design of the prosthesis, shade description, and date of completion of work. The number of responses received was statistically evaluated using Fisher’s t‑test and nonparametric Spearman’s correlation coefficient (P ≤ 0.05). Eighty out of 100 laboratory technicians surveyed responded to the questionnaire.The patient’s general information was satisfactorily filled in 75%–100% of the forms. Information regarding the pontic design, staining diagram, and preferred margin were on the lower side of the scale ranging between 25% and 50%. The survey concluded that areas of work authorization with respect to fixed dental prosthesis require attention and need to be adequately filled by the dentist. In addition, the study suggests that the foundation of communication skill training programs in work authorization should be laid from the undergraduate curriculum. The concerned authorized bodies/specialty organizations should formulate a standardized work authorization format which can bridge the wide gap between the crown and bridge office and laboratory.

Biography and Bernard Bailyn: The Ordeal of Thomas Hutchinson and the “Logical Obligation” of Historical Research

Biography and Bernard Bailyn: <i>The Ordeal of Thomas Hutchinson</i> and the “Logical Obligation” of Historical Research

A study to assess communication hindrances by the means of work authorization for fixed dental prosthesis: A survey.

Aim:The aim of the study was to assess the hindrances in communication between the prosthodontic office and the laboratory technicians through work authorization.Setting and Design:A questionnaire-based survey was carried out to assess communication gap between dentist and lab technicians through work authorization for FDPs.Materials and Methods:A total of 114 dental laboratory technicians were provided with a questionnaire regarding work authorization form via Google doc files. The survey focused questions pertaining to fulfilling the following areas of work authorization: patient's information, name of the prescribing dentist, material for the prosthesis, pontic design of the prosthesis, shade description, and date of completion of work.Statistical Analysis Used:The number of responses received was statistically evaluated using Fisher's t-test and nonparametric Spearman's correlation coefficient (P ≤ 0.05).Results:Eighty-five (74.5%) out of 114 laboratory technicians surveyed responded to the questionnaire. The patient's general information was satisfactorily filled in 75%–100% of the forms. Information regarding the pontic design, staining diagram, and preferred margin were on the lower side of the scale ranging between 25% and 50%.Conclusions:The survey concluded that areas of work authorization with respect to fixed dental prosthesis require attention and need to be adequately filled by the dentist. In addition, the study suggests that the foundation of communication skill training programs in work authorization should be laid from the undergraduate curriculum. The concerned authorized bodies/specialty organizations should formulate a standardized work authorization format which can bridge the wide gap between the crown and bridge office and laboratory.

Suicide in Polish migrants to Scotland

Abstract Background and Methods Suicide amongst the 91,000 Polish nationals living in Scotland has been identified as a concern by the Polish Consulate. The adult suicide rate in Poland is 20.8 / 100,000 EASR population (Eurostat Suicide and Undetermined combined 2012-15). This is significantly higher than the 2012-16 Scottish level of 14.1 / 100,000 National Records of Scotland (NRS). We set out to establish the picture for Polish migrants in Scotland and for 2012-16: ascertained the number of such deaths from National Records of Scotland (NRS) describing the epidemiological features; andreviewed Crown Office files of each person - extracting key information from police and pathology reports. Results There were 68 suicide deaths in the 60 months. We estimated the European age standardised suicide rate (EASR) for all Polish residents in Scotland as 21.6 / 100,000 (95% CI 13.4 - 31.4) a suicide rate consistent with Poland not Scotland. The male:female ratio of 5.8:1 also mirrors Poland (vs. Scotland’s 3:1 ratio). Polish men have a significantly higher rate than Scottish men - 31.5 vs 19.4 / 100,000. The suicide rates of Polish and Scottish women are very similar (5.4 vs 7.3 / 100,000 respectively). Crown Office Records A key finding is how similar the circumstances surrounding suicide deaths in both Polish and Scottish people are. In particular unemployment /irregular work, shift and manual work, relationship problems and alcohol use are all common. For Polish people in Scotland the challenges and stresses of the ’migrant experience’ are superimposed onto other life events. Difficulties working in an English-speaking environment (and being unable to discuss emotional health), not knowing about the NHS Scottish public services and the lack of family and community networks to offer social support are all common. Conclusions Actions are at four levels: National- the suicide action planEmployersNHS - staff awareness and monitoring trendsPolish community groups Key messages Polish migrants to Scotland have a much higher rate of suicide than Scottish people - consistent with that in Poland. Addressing suicide requires examining factors in migrant and ethnic minority groups.

The Mid-Victorian Codification of the Practice of Public Prosecution

The Book of Regulations of 1868 seems to have been the first comprehensive and printed collection of administrative instructions of general application from crown counsel in crown office, as representatives of centralised government, for implementation by procurators fiscal in the sheriff courts. The latter, acting locally, were engaged in the actual investigation of crime within the Scottish system of public prosecution. The comprehensive contents of the book, a benchmark in its own right, established the mode of investigating serious crime and reporting it for consideration for prosecution, and brought up to date a collection of relevant statutory authorities without subsuming or compromising Scottish autonomy in these matters, nor any closer association with comparable institutions in England.

Jacek (Hiacynt) Boratyński- podczaszy żydaczowski i porucznik husarski w dobie wojen polsko-tureckich w drugiej połowie XVII wieku. Studium z zawodu żołnierskiego

Through the whole of his military career, Jacek Boratyński served with one formation – winged hussars (husaria). Between 1666 and 1676 he was a companion (towarzysz) in two hussars’ banners (companies): initially in one of Aleksander Michał Lubomirski, voivode of Cracow, then after 1668 in the one of Jan Sobieski, grand marshal and grand Crown (Polish) hetman (and since 1674 king as Jan III). Then in 1676 he became lieutenant in the hussars’ banner of Jan Gniński, voivode of Chełmno (since 1682 Crown vice-chancellor). In such capacity, as officer of Polish lancers, he took part in Gniński’s embassy to Istanbul (1677–1678) and in relief of Vienna in 1683. He was part of the group of soldiers that were under patronage of grand Crown hetman Stanisław Jabłonowski. Between 1676 and 1696 (exact date unknown) Boratyński was one of the commanders in charge of hetman’s regiment (pułk) of cavalry. Thanks to military service and patronage, especially from Gniński’s side, he received land office ranks – first cup-bearer (cześnik) of Sanok, then deputy cup-bearer (podczaszy) of Żydaczów. His military service is very good benchmark for biographical studies of other Crown officers of the same rank.

Archives and the Boundaries of Early Modern Science.

This contribution argues that the study of early modern archives suggests a new agenda for historians of early modern science. While in recent years historians of science have begun to direct increased attention toward the collections amassed by figures and institutions traditionally portrayed as proto-scientific, archives proliferated across early modern Europe, emerging as powerful tools for creating knowledge in politics, history, and law as well as natural philosophy, botany, and more. The essay investigates the methods of production, collection, organization, and manipulation used by English statesmen and Crown officers such as Keeper of the State Papers Thomas Wilson and Secretary of State Joseph Williamson to govern their disorderly collections. Their methods, it is shown, were shared with contemporaries seeking to generate and manage other troves of evidence and in fact reflect a complex ecosystem of imitation and exchange across fields of inquiry. These commonalities suggest that historians of science should look beyond the ancestors of modern scientific disciplines to examine how practices of producing knowledge emerged and migrated throughout cultures of learning in Europe and beyond. Creating such a map of knowledge production and exchange, the essay concludes, would provide a renewed and expansive ambition for the field.

Safer and Stronger? The Decline of Managerial Competence and Liberal Welfarism in Justice Policy

Since the SNP came to power in 2007, they have sought to pursue two objectives with respect to matters of justice: to demonstrate managerial competence; and to ‘re-tartanise’ Scottish justice policy. While the headline figures present a generally positive figure of the SNP's nine years in government, belying these figures is an increasing tendency towards illiberal and authoritarian justice policies, as well as mismanagement on the part of ministers. This article considers the SNP's approach to and management of justice policy, and whether or not they have been successful in the pursuit of their twin objectives. It considers the degradation of ministers’ once-strong relationship with the legal professions, the management of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, the establishment of Police Scotland, and the Scottish Ministers’ increasing deference to the police on ‘operational matters’. It further considers the continuation of the ‘ned-bashing’ agenda of the Scottish Government and concludes that, while ministers might rhetorically seek to appear liberal and welfarist, in contrast to England and Wales, the reality has been the pursuit of punitive policies that are arguably even less liberal, and less welfarist, than that of their predecessors, or their counterparts in England and Wales.

The Saint John's Bible by Donald Jackson

Donald Jackson, born in 1938 in Lancashire, England, is known as the Queen's calligrapher.1http://donald-jackson-calligrapher.co.tv/Google Scholar At the age of 13 years, Jackson began art studies at the Bolton School of Art, continued at the Central School of Arts and Crafts, and completed postgraduate study at Goldsmiths' College, after which he became an art instructor at the Camberwell College of Art, all in London, England.2http://vads.ahds.ac.uk/learning/learndex.php?theme_id=cscu1&theme_record_id=cscu1jackson&mtri=cscu1caligGoogle Scholar Since 1964, Jackson has been a scribe in the Crown Office at the House of Lords, and he served as chairman of the Society of Scribes and Illuminators from 1972 to 1974. Heading a team of 14 calligraphers, Jackson was commissioned by Saint John's Abbey, Collegeville, MN, and the Hill Monastic Library to produce the first hand-illuminated Bible since the 15th century. With use of the style and tradition of ancient calligraphers, the project was inspired and undertaken as a wondrous and amazing commemoration of the second millennium of the birth of Christ. Using gold leaf, brilliant pigments, quills, and vellum, the team began this monumental task in 1998, and the Bible is scheduled to be completed in late 2011. Calligraphy literally translates as beautiful writing, and its origins are paired with ancient cave paintings. Calligraphy as art is celebrated in many cultures in Africa, Europe, and Asia. The strategy used in the Saint John's Bible project included creating the vellum pages from stretched and dried animal skins (usually calf skin); making the quills with which to do the calligraphy, which is a labor-intensive process; mixing the brilliant pigments; and processing the gilding using gold powder and gold leaf. The design of the Saint John's Bible was aided by using computer technology in combination with these ancient arts. These pictures represent a sample from the Heritage Edition (a full-sized, fine-art reproduction of the original) No. 34, a gift from Mr and Mrs Stephen and Barbara Slaggie. It is located under the stairs in the Hage Atrium in the Siebens Building in Rochester, MN. Volumes from this edition are also displayed at the Mayo Clinic sites in Jacksonville, FL, and Scottsdale and Phoenix, AZ. 1.http://donald-jackson-calligrapher.co.tv/. Accessed April 19, 2011.2.http://vads.ahds.ac.uk/learning/learndex.php?theme_id=cscu1&theme_record_id=cscu1jackson&mtri=cscu1calig. Accessed April 19, 2011.

Transferring into the Crown Office: A Postscript

Transferring into the Crown Office: A Postscript

Transferring Cases Into the Crown Office List

Transferring Cases Into the Crown Office List

Practice Direction: Crown Office List (23 March 2000)

Practice Direction: Crown Office List (23 March 2000)

High Court (Crown Office List)

High Court (Crown Office List)

Managing “Big Issues” in the Crown Office List

Managing “Big Issues” in the Crown Office List

Uncontested Proceedings in the Crown Office

(1999). Uncontested Proceedings in the Crown Office. Judicial Review: Vol. 4, No. 3, pp. 153-155.

The Role of the Crown Office Master

The Role of the Crown Office Master

Crown Office Review – Lord Chancellor's Department Press Notice

Crown Office Review – Lord Chancellor's Department Press Notice

The Crown Office Users' Association

The Crown Office Users' Association

The Nominated Crown Office Judges

The Nominated Crown Office Judges

Access to the Crown Office Notes

Access to the Crown Office Notes