Website of the Department of Health

6 December 2005

• Chief Medical Officer reminds Hajj pilgrims to get meningitis jab

1 December 2005

• Updated national guidance on the safe administration of intrathecal chemotherapy

16 November 2005

• National Expert Panel on New and Emerging Infections - Minutes of the Fourth Meeting, 9 June 2005 (opens new window)

2 November 2005

• Alcohol Needs Assessment Research Project (ANARP): The 2004 national alcohol needs assessment for England

19 October 2005

• Explaining pandemic flu: A guide from the Chief Medical Officer (October 2005 edition)
• UK Health Departments' Influenza pandemic contingency plan (October 2005 edition)

12 October 2005

• More body donations needed to sustain medical education, training and research

31 August 2005

• Mobile phones and wireless communications technologies at home and at work

25 July 2005

• Local Area Agreements and Local Public Service Agreements

28 July 2005

• Download International Health Links Conference: Summaries, reflections and feedback (PDF, 2293K)
• Download International Health Links: Case histories from across the NHS (PDF, 615K)

21 July 2005

• Download National Expert Panel on New and Emerging Infections - summary of the 3rd meeting - 23 November 2004 (PDF, 11K)

19 July 2005

• On the state of the public health - CMO Annual Report 2004

18 May 2005

• Survey of international health links of English NHS trusts

10 May 2005

• New chair of the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board

15 April 2005

• Stem cell research: Medical progress with responsibility (Progress on Policy)

4 April 2005

• Modernising Medical Careers - the new postgraduate curriculum

14 March 2005

• Gulf health guide

1 March 2005

• Clinical Governance (Progress on Policy)
• Explaining pandemic flu - a guide from the Chief Medical Officer

28 January 2005

• Expert Group on the Regulation of Cosmetic Surgery: Report to the Chief Medical Officer
• Provision of cosmetic surgery in England: Report to the Chief Medical Officer, from the Healthcare Commission (opens new window)

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