Reports - List

The publication of these previously confidential reports was authorised by the Drivers Medical Group of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) and the Aggressive Research Intelligence Facility (ARIF) of the West Midlands Health Technology Assessment Collaboration.

The personal contact details of individuals named within the reports have been removed for data protection reasons.

2008

  • The risk of hypoglycaemia in patients with type II diabetes treated with sulphonylureas with or without exenatide, Report number 22, March 2008 (Full Report
  • How the Results of On Road Driving Assessments in Drivers with Dementia Relate to a Clinician’s Opinion Regarding ‘Fitness to Drive’, Report number 20, January 2008 (Full Report)

2007

  • Pancreas graft survival after pancreas or pancreas and kidney transplant for insulin-treated diabetes, Report number 19, October 2007 (Full Report)
  • The risk of post-traumatic seizures in non-surgically treated patients with evidence of brain injury on CT or MRI scan, Report number18, July 2007 (Full Report)
  • Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction, Report number 17, February 2007 (Full Report)
  • The incidence of “shock” treatments from Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs) at 1, 3 and 6 months post first ICD implantation, Report number 16, March 2007 (Full Report)
  • Incidence of seizures associated with hypoglycaemic and hyperglycaemic episodes, Report number 15, February 2007 (Full Report)
  • The prevalence/incidence and progression of diabetic maculopathy and juvenile macular dystrophy and the progression of age-related macular degeneration, Report number 12, November 2007 (Full Report)

2006

  • The Prevalence of Chronic Neurological Disorders, Report number 14, December 2006 (Full Report)
  • The long-term prognosis for optic disc damage, loss of neuroretinal rim, defects of the retinal nerve fibre layer and/or field loss in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma, Report number 13, October 2006 (Full Report)
  • The Prevalence of Visual Disorders by Age Group in Older People, Report number 11, October 2006 (Full Report)
  • Incidence of cerebral metastases in cancer: implications for vocational drivers, Report number 10, August 2006 (Full Report)
  • The Recurrence Risk In Those Who Have Had An Episode Of Cough Syncope, Report number 9, May 2006 (Full Report)
  • Accuracy of Cognitive Screening Tests as Predictors of Unfitness to Drive, Report number 8, April 2006 (Full Report)
  • Elevated Blood Glucose Levels, Report number 7, March 2006 (Full Report)

2005

  • Equivalence in the Detection of Binocular Field Defect Between Automated Perimeters / Goldmann Perimeter, Report number 6, October 2005 (Full Report)
  • The Prognosis / Natural History of Treated Diabetic Retinopathy, Report number 5, October 2005 (Full Report)
  • The Frequency of Alcohol Dependency in Convicted Drivers, Report number 4, October 2005 (Full Report)
  • Sudden Death in the Elderly, Report number 3, September 2005 (Full Report)
  • The Efficacy of Brief Intervention In The Management of Drinking Problems, Report number 2, August 2005 (Full Report)
  • Prognostic Risk of Sudden Cardiac Related Events Based on Coronary Angiographic Data, Report number 1, June 2005 (Full Report)