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 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 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 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 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.

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.

Includes Sir Liam's Special Reports Supporting Doctors, Protecting Patients and Assuring the Quality of Medical Practice: Implementing Supporting Doctors, Protecting Patients . Also includes other material specifically related to clinical performance and clinical governance.

Includes Sir Liam's Special Reports Making Amends: A Consultation Paper setting out Proposals for Reforming the Approach to Clinical Negligence in the NHS , and Bearing Good Witness: Proposals for Reforming the Delivery of Medical Expert Evidence in Family Law Cases .

Also includes other material specifically related to the medical profession and litigation.

Consists of black and white class photograph, including Sir Liam, of pupils at Rotherham Grammar School. Sir Liam is on the top row, 4th from the left.

Sir Liam's professional credentials and submitted career history.