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This section contains links to features on public health topics and other areas of special interest to the Chief Medical Officer. It also provides updates to progress on policy.
Older items can be found in the archive section on the left.
23 March 2010
The Plan’s purpose is to enhance resilience in the event of a heatwave. It is an important component of overall emergency planning and will become increasingly relevant in adapting to the impact of climate change. The heatwave in 2009 provided the opportunity to test out the heatwave plan and identify ways of improving service responses.
Lessons have been drawn from addressing pandemic flu and from the annual seminar hosted by the Health Protection Agency to improve this year’s heatwave plan.
13 August 2009
There are more than 70 million mobile phones in use in the United Kingdom today. A number of other wireless based technologies are common in homes and workplaces and it is clear that such devices will continue to increase in number and diversity. This updated feature summarises the main technologies currently in use and compares them with mobile phones, in terms of the intensity of the electromagnetic fields they emit.
11 August 2009
This updated CMO feature provides background information and links covering key issues and concerns about Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) and the related Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE).
12 March 2009
The development of new drug therapies, diagnosis of existing conditions and the training of medical professionals relies heavily on the donation of tissue and organs. This report looks at how existing legislation is being revised to address issues of consent and outlines proposed changes to the existing post-mortem examination systems.
15 March 2007
The Expert Patients Programme provides lay-led, group based support for people, in the self-management of their long term condition. The programme offers a tool kit of fundamental techniques that patients can undertake to improve their quality of life, living with a long term condition. This report from the Chief Medical Officer provides an update on the programme.
