Consists of 57 postcards and greeting cards from colleagues, friends and fellow medical and managerial professionals.

Consists of 67 postcards and greeting cards from colleagues, friends and fellow medical and managerial professionals.

Includes cards from Dame Sally Davies, 16th Chief Medical Officer for England, and Sir Donald Irvine, President of the General Medical Council.

File consists of;

Index to transcripts;

Transcript to 1st meeting held on 4 February 2005, in which Sir Liam talked about the context and aims of the advisory group and chaired open discussions on medical regulation and issues raised by Dame Janet Smith's Shipman Reports;

Transcript to 2nd meeting held on 15 March 2005, in which Sir Liam introduced the call for ideas document on medical regulation and gave a presentation summarising themes from the 1st meeting, introducing questions that need addressing through this advisory process, including a need for research studies, and discussing the points covered with the group;

Transcript to 3rd meeting held on 11 April 2005; in which representatives from the National Clinical Assessment Service gave a presentation and held open discussions on current and proposed systems for identifying, assessing and revalidating underperforming doctors;

And transcript to 4th meeting held on 2 June 2005, in which representatives from the General Medical Council (GMC) gave a presentation and held open discussions on the GMC's current structure, its future and its role in medical regulation of doctors.

File consists of;

Index to transcripts;

Transcript to 5th meeting held on 30 June 2005, in which representatives from the General Medical Council (GMC) gave a presentation and held open discussions on revalidation of doctors and Sir Liam presented early findings from the call for ideas document;

Transcript to 6th meeting held on 22 September 2005, in which representatives from a group formed by the Royal College of Physicians named 'Medical Professionalism - Defining and Maintaining Professional Values in Medicine' gave a presentation and held open discussions on how the initiative had progressed, MORI market researchers fed back on a survey commissioned at the 2nd meeting on the public and doctors' attitudes to regulation and revalidation, and discussion of draft report by Professor Judith Alsop, University of Lincoln, and Dr Kathryn Jones, De Montfort University, entitled 'Quality Assurance in Medical Regulation in an International Context';

Transcript to 7th meeting held on 7 November 2005; in which a presentation with discussion was given from a parallel review on regulation in the non-medical health care profession, reports back with discussions from the Sub-Group Meetings into the role of the GMC, A Single Complaints Portal and the Haslam/Kerr Inquiry, and a discussion of a public dispute between a medical practioner and the General Medical Council regarding their negative treatment of him in an unfounded investigation;

Transcript to 8th meeting held on 7 December 2005, in which representatives from the General Medical Council (GMC) gave a presentation and held open discussions on a review of the effectiveness of the GMC's recent reforms, a discussion on the nature of legislation governing medical regulation and a discussion of a report commissioned on competency assurance in other high-risk industries;

And transcript to 9th meeting held on 20 December 2005, in which the group reflected on what they felt had come out of the meetings and research, presented any specific ideas to aid Sir Liam in writing the final report and discussed the MORI additional commissioned survey of hospital doctors' attitudes to regulation and revalidation.

File consists of;

Index to transcripts;

Sub Group details and membership;

Letter to Sir Liam from Ann Abraham, Health Service Ombudsman for England, following her participation in the Advisory Sub-Group on the Single Complaints Portal on 4 August 2005, in which she includes detailed comments on Dame Janet Smith's fifth report published in 2004, which made recommendations on reforms to complaints procedures within the National Health Service (NHS);

Transcript of Sub-Group Meeting held on 4 August 2005 to look into the merits of a Single Complaints Portal;

Transcript of Sub-Group Meeting held on 17 August 2005 to discuss findings of research commissioned by Sir Liam and carried out by MORI market researchers into the public and doctors' attitudes to regulation and revalidation;

Transcript of Sub-Group Meeting held on 27 September 2005, to discuss the Haslam/Kerr Inquiry (which investigated psychiatrists Michael Haslam and William Kerr's sexual assault of many of their vulnerable patients throughout the 1970s and 1980s), and its potential ramifications for medical revalidation with Nigel Pleming QC, the Chair of that Inquiry;

Report on the Haslam/Kerr Sub-Group Meeting held on 27 September 2005;

Transcript of Sub-Group Meeting held on 7 September 2005 to discuss the role of the General Medical Council (GMC) in medical regulation and revalidation;

And summary of discussions on the GMC Sub-Group Meeting held on 7 September 2005.

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.