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  • Audio: Sally Davies and Dr Tom Fowler discuss volume one of the CMO’s first annual report

    This first of 2 volumes of the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Professor Dame Sally Davies’s 2011 annual report provides a comprehensive picture…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Expressions of interest for funding to improve care environments for people with dementia

    Expressions of interest are now being accepted from care providers for funding to improve the surroundings of people living with dementia.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Chair of Public Health England’s Advisory Board announced

    Professor David Heymann has today been confirmed as Chair of Public Health England’s Advisory Board.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Indicators on breastfeeding

    Data on breastfeeding, quarter ending September 2012.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The month: issue 60, November 2012

    The month: issue 60, November 2012.

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  • CMO Annual Report 2011 volume one data available

    Data used in the CMO Annual Report 2011 available to download.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Cold weather plan: Level 2 alert issued

    The Met Office has forecast that in at least the next two to three days there is a 60% chance of temperatures in the North East England, North…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Communities across the country encouraged to celebrate ‘Host a Nation Week’

    Online toolkit launched for local communities wanting to get involved.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Secret of Olympic Park gnome revealed

    All will be explained in book on Britain’s largest new park for more than 100 years.

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  • Better guidance and support for NHS surgeons on vaginal tape and mesh implants

    The Department of Health, the NHS Commissioning Board, NHS surgeons (urologists and gynaecologists), and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) are taking action to help reduce the side effects after …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government backs cutting edge medical technologies

    Revolutionary new cancer test could change the way cancer is diagnosed and treated.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Loneliness measure to boost care for older people

    Greater transparency will help drive better services and improve care for older people.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Action needed on liver disease, as CMO takes temperature of the country’s health

    Comprehensive action is needed to stop the rising tide of liver disease, is one of the key findings to emerge from Chief Medical Officer Professor Dame Sally Davies first annual report that is launched today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Chief Medical Officer publishes her first annual report

    This first of 2 volumes of Sally Davies’s annual report provides a comprehensive picture of England's health.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Appointment of new chair of COM

    Dr David Lovell has been appointed as the new chair of the COM.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Antibiotic resistance poses alarming threat

    Antibiotic resistance is one of the greatest threats to modern health and we face a future without cures for infection if antibiotics are not used responsibly, the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Professor Dame Sally Davies war…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Antibiotic resistance poses alarming threat

    Antibiotic resistance is one of the greatest threats to modern health and we face a future without cures for infection if antibiotics are not…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Distributing quit kits in 2013

    Following the success of this year’s Quit Kit campaign, the Department would like to invite pharmacies across England to distribute Quit Kits…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Businesses pledge for more fruit and veg

    More fruit and veg will be added to ready-meals, and supermarket fruit and veg sections will be expanded as part of a new drive to encourage everyone to get their 5-a-day, Public Health Minister Anna Soubry announced today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Food businesses pledge to increase fruit and veg

    More fruit and veg will be added to ready meals and supermarket fruit and veg sections will be expanded as part of a new drive to encourage …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government