This report, produced by Sir Liam in his role as Chair of the World Health Organization's World Alliance for Patient Safety, newly established in May 2004, sets out a programme to deliver it's functions based on the deliberations of seminars, discussions at the World Health Organization itself and meetings with expert advisors. It comprises six areas of proposed actions to reduce harm caused to patients on a global scale, including a Global Patient Safety Challenge, patient and consumer involvement, developing a patient safety taxonomy and reporting and learning to improve patient safety and reduce the risks from health care.

This report, in response to the increase in healthcare-associated infection and the damage this did to the NHS and public confidence, provided an analysis of the problem and recommendations on the action necessary to reduce infection and to curb the proliferation of antibiotic resistant organisms.

Consists of seminar report chaired by Sir Liam, in which he introduced a range of guest speakers and called for a rational means of addressing the issues raised by Professor Klim McPherson in his contribution to Controversies in Health Care Policies: Challenges to Practice, as published by BMJ Publishing Group in 18 February 1995.

This report, in response to the mosquito-borne West Nile virus becoming endemic to the United States in 2002, set out measures aimed at the early identification and control of the virus in the event it should reach England. Also includes a contingency action plan to improve readiness diagnosis, management of the condition and prevention of further infection.

Consists of analysis of Department of Health's website covering January to December 2005 and Chief Medical Officer's website from March to December 2005 regarding usage rates.

Includes management summary, popularity of current features and articles, keywords used for searching and graphs displaying usage statistics.

Consists of a promotional and informative video on the research and clinical partnership between Newcastle University and Newcastle Hospitals at Newcastle University's institute for ageing and health, focusing on the strengths of the partnership, facilities, the health of older people, what care can be provided for them, how research will help improve the quality of life for older people. Running time 10.07.