The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 273 No 7310 p139
31 July 2004

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CMO annual report focuses on public health

The state of the public's health is the topic of the annual report of the Chief Medical Officer in England, published this week.

The CMO, Sir Liam Donaldson, concentrates on five areas in public health: smoking and skin ageing, the economic benefits of smoke-free public places, better blood transfusion, academic medicine and earlier detection of HIV infection. For each of the five areas, he analyses the current situation and identifies action needed to bring about improvements.

In addition to the national picture, the report also identifies a specific issue for action in each of the nine public health regions in England. The report also reviews progress on the topics identified in the CMO’s previous annual reports.

The report can be accessed here