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This section contains professional letters and 'Dear Colleague' letters from the Chief Medical Officer to the NHS.
Published: 20 December 2011
Letter from Professor Dame Sally Davies regarding the overview of the new public health system.
Published: 21 June 2011
Letter from Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health and Anita Marsland Transition Managing Director, Public Health England.
Published: 25 May 2011
This letter contains information about the annual seasonal influenza immunisation programme for winter 2011/12, including influenza immunisation for frontline health and social care workers.
Published: 20 April 2011
Letter from the Chief Medical Officer, following up Sir David Nicholson’s letter of 13 April on "Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS – Managing the Transition".
Published: 14 March 2011
Letter from the Chief Medical Officer advising of the preparation and assurance for the 2011/12 Seasonal Influenza Immunisation Programme.
Published: 10 January 2011
Letter alerting Directors to an increase in a number of significant bacterial infections such as those caused by Neisseria meningitidis (meningococcal disease) and others that may occur as co-infections with flu.
Published: 7 January 2011
This letter from Professor Dame Sally Davies, Interim Chief Medical Officer, provides an update on the seasonal influenza vaccine uptake and vaccine supply
Published: 21 December 2010
Letter announcing the publication of consultations on funding and commissioning routes for public health and proposals for a public health outcomes framework, following the publication of the Public Health White Paper, Healthy Live, Healthy People.
Published: 21 December 2010
This letter contains information about the prescription of antivirals (oseltamivir and zanamivir) to meet clinical circumstances arising during the current seasonal influenza outbreak.
Published: 14 December 2010
Professor David Salisbury wrote last week on the use of antivirals for individuals suspected to have influenza, particularly in the context of primary care. The purpose of this letter is to provide an update on appropriate guidelines for treatment in secondary care and other settings.
Published: 18 November 2010
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) have agreed that the routine childhood immunisation schedule should be simplified. Rather than one visit at 12 months of age to give Hib/MenC, and a second visit at 13 months of age to give PCV13 and MMR, the boosters of Hib/MenC and PCV13 should now be offered with MMR in one visit between 12 and 13 months of age (i.e within a month after their first birthday). These vaccinations should not be given earlier than 12 months of age.
Published: 11 November 2010
This letter brings together the most up-to-date information on CO poisoning and updates the CMO/CNO letter of November 2008. It describes the signs and symptoms which should be looked for; explains the investigations which may be necessary to establish whether CO poisoning has occurred; describes how cases should be managed; sets out the main sources of CO in the home and gives sources of further advice and information.
Published: 1 July 2010
Letter providing information on an ongoing polio outbreak in Tajikistan, and asking doctors to review the vaccination status of those intending to travel to the area and offer vaccination as appropriate.
Published: 28 May 2010
This letter contains information about the annual seasonal influenza immunisation programme for winter 2010/11, including influenza immunisation for frontline health and social care staff, and the poultry worker immunisation programme.
Issued: 24 March 2010
Ministers have given their approval for a new national mandatory data collection from 1 June 2010 to allow performance in VTE risk assessment to be reported and monitored nationally.
The Chief Medical Officer and the NHS Medical Director have sent out a letter summarising the measures to be taken and the responsibilities of Chief Executives and Medical Directors to ensure compliance.
Issued: 18 February 2010
The Chief Medical Officer has sent a letter via CAS which provides an update on the vaccination programme, a reminder on the importance of the vaccination and the expected parameters for its continued delivery by the NHS.
A letter has also been sent today from Ian Dalton and Professor David Salisbury.
Issued: 27 January 2010
The Chief Medical Officer has issued a letter via the Central Alert System. With levels of influenza caused by the H1N1 (2009) pandemic virus in the community currently low, this letter provides an update on the next developments in the response to the pandemic.
