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On the state of the public health: Annual report of the Chief Medical Officer 2005
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Document type:Annual report
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Author:Department of Health
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Published date:21 July 2006
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Primary audience:Professionals
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Gateway reference:Not required
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Copyright holder:Crown
The Chief Medical Officer's Annual Report 2005 highlights the health challenges that face us in the UK, and details the progress that has been made in key action areas that were identified in the Annual Report 2004.
Contents
- On the state of the public health
- Progress check
- Waste not, want not: Reducing variation in clinical practice to deliver effective treatment equitably
- Learning to fly: drawing parallels between aviation safety and patient safety
- Taking no chances: early recognition of warning signs can prevent kernicterus
- Raiding public health budgets can kill: Protecting investment in health is not just important, it is essential to sustaining our health service
- Planning for a rising tide: being prepared for the flu pandemic
- Spotlighting regional health and initiatives
- References
- Download full report {warning large file} (PDF, 3861K)
- Download Front cover (PDF, 126K)
- Download Chapter 1: On the state of the public health (PDF, 549K)
- Download Chapter 2: Waste not, want not: Reducing variation in clinical practice to deliver effective treatment equitably (PDF, 469K)
- Download Chapter 3: Learning to fly: drawing parallels between aviation safety and patient safety (PDF, 262K)
- Download Chapter 4: Taking no chances: early recognition of warning signs can prevent kernicterus (PDF, 170K)
- Download Chapter 5: Raiding public health budgets can kill (PDF, 258K)
- Download Chapter 6: Planning for a rising tide (PDF, 291K)
- Download Chapter 7: Spotlighting regional health and initiatives (PDF, 1493K)
- Download References (PDF, 47K)
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