The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 271 No 7270 p482
11 October 2003

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Director of self-care appointed at DoH

A director for self-care issues in England has been appointed by the Department of Health. The new director will be the chief nursing officer Sarah Mullally.

The announcement was made at a conference about self-care held by the Proprietary Association of Great Britain on 7 October. Health minister Rosie Winterton said that more needs to be done to support self-care development and that the appointment will ensure that the DoH takes a co-ordinated and comprehensive approach.

“Sarah Mullally will bring both a clinical perspective and — as the Department’s management board member with responsibility for improving patent and public involvement in health — a patient focus,” said Ms Winterton.

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