The 2001 outbreak of foot and mouth disease
Series: National Audit Office Press Notice ; 21 June 2002, (5)Publication details: 2002Subject(s): Summary: A National Audit Office report on the handling of the 2001 foot and mouth outbreak shows that the outbreak cost the public sector over £3 billion and the private sector more than £5 billion. According to head of the NAO, Sir John Bourn, lessons to be learned from the outbreak include the need for more thorough contingency planning, more sensitive response to outbreaks of different scales, which would allow better preparedness for a future outbreak. http://www.nao.gov.uk/pn/01-02/0102939.htm| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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A National Audit Office report on the handling of the 2001 foot and mouth outbreak shows that the outbreak cost the public sector over £3 billion and the private sector more than £5 billion. According to head of the NAO, Sir John Bourn, lessons to be learned from the outbreak include the need for more thorough contingency planning, more sensitive response to outbreaks of different scales, which would allow better preparedness for a future outbreak. http://www.nao.gov.uk/pn/01-02/0102939.htm