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Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer 2002 - Quotes
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Last modified date:31 July 2007
CMO speaking at the launch of his Annual Report
The Chief Medical Officer, Sir Liam Donaldson, gave a press conference to launch his 2002 Annual Report. This page provides a list of sound clips recorded at the press conference, covering the main topics featured in the report.
The clips are sound files (mp3 format) and will work on most computers with a sound card. Click on a title to begin playing the clip.
Second-hand Smoke
"...tobacco puts nails in the coffins of 120,000 people every year in this country..."
"...the Government should give very serious consideration to introducing a ban on smoking in public places..."
"...the final brick in the wall would be sweeping action on secondhand smoke and passive smoking..."
"...it has been the David of health against the Goliath of tobacco..."
West Nile Virus
"...the reason that experts assess the risk as low at the moment is..."
"...we do need to have a contingency plan in place..."
"...the disease is a virus and it can be carried by a number of common species of mosquito..."
Poor Medical Performance
"...we haven't been very good at dealing with this problem.."
"...we set up a National Clinical Assessment Authority to provide expert advice at national level and that's been doing very well...but it isn't properly integrated with the system yet..."
"...not all Trusts and Primary Care Services are using the new system..."
"...suspension should be for a one month period and then it would have to be actively renewed..."
Obesity
"...the data are chilling, showing the prospect of an epidemic of obesity..."
"...I particularly highlight the action the food industry can take..."
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