Copy of call for ideas document to seek views on medical revalidation in order to help inform Sir Liam's review of medical regulation as a whole and his Advisory Group's work. Asked open questions aimed at medical professionals and other individuals on maintaining high standards of professional practice and future design of medical regulation, as well as disclosing members of his Advisory Group. The consultation closed on 13 May 2005.

Originally released as a web resource, this copy was taken from archived web content on the 27 March 2010.

Consists of papers sent to delegates intended for discussion at the 1st Meeting of the Chief Medical Officer's Communicable Disease Strategy Education, Infrastructure and Training Sub-Group held on 17 June 1999.

Includes;

Covering letter, including list of papers to be discussed;

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 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 Philip Monk, Secretary to an Inter College Group, chaired by the Faculty of Public Health Medicine, entitled 'Education, Training and Infrastructure', including additional information arising after its initial preparation;

Paper by Professor Roger Finch, President of the British Infection Society, dealing with the contribution of Infectious Disease Physicians to Communicable Disease Control, and with Undergraduate and Postgraduate Education and Training in Infection;

Paper from Department of Health prepared in October 1998 for a different purpose, entitled 'Functions and Roles and Responsibilities of DH, PHLS, Health Authorities and Local Authorities in Communicable Disease Control';

Letter dated 9 June 1999 by Dr E P Wright, Consultant Microbiologist and Representative of the Association of Medical Microbiologists, commenting on the representation of the role of medical microbiologists at Strategy Group papers so far, including enclosures relating to this role;

And paper by the Group and Centre Directors of the PHLS entitled 'Contribution of Microbiological Services to a Communicable Disease Strategy.

Consists of papers sent to delegates intended for discussion at the 2nd Meeting of the Chief Medical Officer's Communicable Disease Strategy Education, Infrastructure and Training Sub-Group held on 12 July 1999.

Includes;

Agenda and covering correspondence, including apologies and queries on the submission of papers;

Draft paper by Dr Nicky Connor and Dr Jane Leese of the Department of Health, entitled 'Communicable Disease Functions, Roles and Responsibilities';

Paper by Ruth Cuthbert of the National Health Service (NHS) Executive entitled 'Commissioning in the New NHS';

Paper by Dr Elizabeth Howarth, Consultant in Communicable Disease Control at Buckinghamshire Health Authority, entitled 'Problems in Commissioning for the Control of Communicable/Infectious Disease';

Paper by Dr Diana Walford, Director of the PHLS, entitled 'Microbiology and Primary Care: An Ideal Relationship';

Paper by Dr Robert George, Director of PHLS' Respiratory and Systemic Infection Laboratory, entitled 'Issues in Diagnosis, Surveillance and Monitoring of Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) that does not Present to Hospital';

Paper by Dr Tony Howard, Group Director PHLS Wales, Dr Ian Hosein, Chairman of Microbiology Standing Specialist Advisory Group, Dr Chris Cefai, Consultant Medical Microbiologist for Wrexham Maelor Hospital, and Dr Roland Salmon, Regional Epidemiologist of CDSC Wales, entitled 'Medical Microbiology in Wales and its Public Health Outputs: A Multiagency Approach';

Consists of papers sent to delegates intended for discussion at the 3rd Meeting of the Chief Medical Officer's Communicable Disease Strategy Education, Infrastructure and Training Sub-Group held on 24 September 1999.

Includes;

Agenda and covering correspondence, including apologies;

Paper by Dr O'Brien, Professor Boriello, Dr O'Mahoney, Dr Connor and Dr Leese, entitled Functions and Structures for the Diagnosis, Treatment and Outbreak Control of Infectious Diseases;

Draft chapter on on Services and Infrastructure for the Communicable Disease Strategy, dated 17 September 1999;

Reports of two study days by Dr Steve Rousseau, Group Director of the Public Health Laboratory Service (PHLS) Wessex, entitled 'GPs and Germs: The Interface Between General Practice, Microbiology and Public Health';

Paper by Dr Eileen Rubery of the Department of Health, entitled 'Developing Communicable Disease Teams';

Paper by Professor J. E. Banatvala, comprising of a letter on the importance of surveillance and an illustration on how combined training aligns with existing monospeciality programmes;

And paper produced by Professor Dame Lesley Southgate, Royal College of General Practitioners, entitled 'Report from an Intercollegiate Group which Considered Educational Strategies for Health Care Professionals Involved in Testing for Chlamydia Trachomatis';

Consists of papers sent to delegates intended for discussion at the 4th Meeting of the Chief Medical Officer's Communicable Disease Strategy Education, Infrastructure and Training Sub-Group held on 10 November 1999.

Includes;

Agenda;

Reports of two study days by Dr Steve Rousseau, Group Director of the Public Health Laboratory Service (PHLS) Wessex, entitled 'GPs and Germs: The Interface Between General Practice, Microbiology and Public Health';

Paper by Dr Eileen Rubery of the Department of Health, entitled 'Developing Communicable Disease Teams', including letter of support from Professor Dame Lesley Southgate, University College London, dated 21 June 1999;

Paper by Professor J. E. Banatvala, comprising of a letter on the importance of surveillance and an illustration on how combined training aligns with existing monospeciality programmes;

And paper produced by Professor Dame Lesley Southgate, Royal College of General Practitioners, entitled 'Report from an Intercollegiate Group which Considered Educational Strategies for Health Care Professionals Involved in Testing for Chlamydia Trachomatis'.

Consists of papers relating to the 5th Meeting of the Chief Medical Officer's Communicable Disease Strategy Education, Infrastructure and Training Sub-Group held on 15 February 2000.

Includes;

Report from 5th meeting with a letter dated 23 February 2000 responding to a point made on Food Hygiene training;

And covering letter dated 16 February 2000 enclosing draft chapter on Services and Infrastructure (entitled 'Organising and Building Capacity') for the Communicable Disease Strategy, including a list of chapters drafted overall so far.

Consists of copies of;

Covering correspondence;

The Public Health Laboratory Service's (PHLS) draft corporate plan for 2000 - 2005 and draft business plan for 2000-2001 as submitted to the PHLS Board for approval on 13 January 2000;

The first official draft of the 1999 PHLS Overview of Communicable Disease;

Summary of PHLS Income and Expenditure for 1999/2000 and Financial Plans for 2000/01 to 2004/05;

And publication on the work, functions and facilities of the PHLS Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre (CDSC).

Consists of papers sent to delegates intended for discussion at the 1st Meeting of Chief Medical Officer's Communicable Disease Strategy Surveillance Sub-Group held on 23 June 1999.

Includes;

Chairman's brief, including agenda and list of papers for discussion, and covering correspondence;

Draft paper by Professor Chris Bartlett, Director and Consultant Epidemiologist at the Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre (CDSC), entitled 'Surveillance - Overview', as presented to the 4th Meeting of the full Communicable Disease Strategy Group held on 11 May 1999;

Amended paper by Dr Elizabeth Smales of the Department of Health, in consultation with Public Health Laboratory Service (PHLS), entitled 'Analysis of Problems in National Surveillance Arrangements', as presented unammended to the 2nd Meeting of the full Communicable Disease Strategy Group held on 23 March 1999;

Paper by Mr Jim Scudamore, Chief Veterinary Officer for the United Kingdom, entitled 'Threats From Zoonoses';

Paper by Professor Peter Borriello, entitled 'Developments in Near Patient Testing for Infections', as presented to the 2nd Meeting of the full Communicable Disease Strategy Group held on 23 Mar 1999;

Paper by the Joint Food Safety and Standards Group, entitled 'The Role of the Food Standards Agency in Dealing with Contaminated Food', as presented to the 4th Meeting of the full Communicable Disease Strategy Group held on 11 May 1999;

Paper by Professor Chris Bartlett, Director of Public Health Laboratory Service's (PHLS) Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre entitled 'Surveillance of Gastro-Intestinal Infection in the 21st Century', prepared following comments at the 2nd Meeting of the full Communicable Disease Strategy Group held on 23 Mar 1999;

Papers by Dr Nichol Black, Consultant in Communicable Disease Control, entitled 'Early Detection of Emerging Foci of Infection: Finding a Guiding Star' and 'Development of an Epidemiological Analysis System for Communicable Disease Control', including covering letter to Sir Liam;

And e-mail correspondence relating generally to the work of the Surveillance Sub-Group.

Consists of papers sent to delegates intended for discussion at the 2nd Meeting of Chief Medical Officer's Communicable Disease Strategy Surveillance Sub-Group held on 13 October 1999.

Includes;

Agenda and covering correspondence, including apologies;

Report from 1st meeting held on 23 June 1999;

Draft chapter by Dr Jane Leese of the Department of Health for the Communicable Disease Strategy on surveillance entitled 'World Class Surveillance', dated 29 September 1999, including comments on this draft from the 6th Meeting of the full Communicable Disease Strategy Group held on 6 October 1999;

Paper by Dr Nicol Black, Consultant in Communicable Disease Control, entitled 'Early Detection of Emerging Foci of Infection: Finding a Guiding Star';

Paper by Dr Nicol Black, Consultant in Communicable Disease Control, entitled 'Development of an Epidemiological Analysis System for Communicable Disease Control';

And draft paper entitled 'Surveillance of Campylobacter Infection in England and Wales Sentinel Reference Typing'.

Consists of papers sent to delegates intended for discussion at the 3rd Meeting of Chief Medical Officer's Communicable Disease Strategy Surveillance Sub-Group held on 16 December 1999.

Includes;

Agenda and covering letter;

Report from 2nd meeting held on 13 October 1999;

Comments by the Hospital Infection Society on 'Surveillance of Hospital-Acquired Infection';

Letter from Dr Angus Nicoll, Consultant Epidemiologist at Public Health Laboratory Service (PHLS) dated 11 November 1999, outlining priorities for surveillance and attaching a paper entitled 'Surveillance - A Synopsis';

Draft chapter by Dr Jane Leese of the Department of Health for the Communicable Disease Strategy on surveillance entitled 'World Class Surveillance', dated 9 December 1999, including comments on this draft dated 20 and 21 December 1999;

List of questions on surveillance to be considered by the sub-group;

And Report from 3rd meeting.