Consists of papers sent to delegates intended for discussion at the 3rd Meeting of the Chief Medical Officer's Communicable Disease Strategy Group held on 20 April 1999.
Includes;
Covering correspondence;
Agenda for the 3rd meeting;
Minutes of the 2nd meeting, held on 23 March 1999;
Paper by Dr Eileen Rubery of the Department of Health entitled 'Antimicrobial Resistance: Overview';
Paper by Professor Chris Bartlett, Director of Public Health Laboratory Service's (PHLS) Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre entitled 'Prevention and Control of Imported Infections';
Paper by Dr Rosalind Stanwell-Smith, Consultant Epidemiologist at the PHLS Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre entitled 'Water Related Disease - Overview';
Paper by Dr Elizabeth Haworth and Dr Patrick Morgan, President and Vice President of the Public Health Medicine Environmental Group, entitled 'Infrastructure/Local Arrangements';
Paper by Professor J. E. Banatvala, Department of Health, entitled 'Research: An Overview and Development';
Paper by Dr Barbara McFarlane, Research Programme Manager at the Medical Research Council (MRC), entitled 'Research: MRC Involvement';
Paper by Dr Philip Monk, Secretary to an Inter College Group, chaired by the Faculty of Public Health Medicine, entitled 'Education, Training and Infrastructure';
Paper by Professor Jim McEwen, Faculty of Public Health Medicine and the Royal College of Pathologists, entitled 'Training for the CDCC [Consultant in Communicable Disease Control] Role';
Paper by Dr Mark Bale, Health and Safety Executive, entitled 'Occupational Health Issues';
Paper by the Department of Health's Economics and Operational Research Division, entitled 'Problems of Public Communication';
Paper by Ms Helen McCallum, Director of Communications at Department of Health, entitled 'Communications Issues - Overview';
And summary of responses to Sir Liam's open letter inviting comments on the issues and comments that need to be addressed by the Communicable Disease Strategy.