Health issues covered in this report include;

Progress on previous years' recommendations;

The health of teenagers and development of services to help them make better decisions;

Making surgery safer;

Creating and utilising new vaccines;

The need for research into rising rates of oesophageal cancer;

And achieving racial equality in medicine.

Also included is a regional focus on some local problems, trends and initiatives across England.

Consists of 56 powerpoint presentations, including notes, used by Sir Liam during speeches and presentations given during his time as Chief Medical Officer regarding his Special Reports, campaigns and other areas of work. Topics include organ and tissue retention , Annual Reports, Expert Medical Witnesses in Family Law Cases, outbreaks of foot and mouth disease (Aphtae epizooticae), the MMR vaccine, pandemic influenza outbreaks (including the H1N1 'Swine Flu'), and stem cell research.