Material relating to the audit of the former Yorkshire Regional Health Authority following an investigation into failures regarding corporate governance, financial losses and misconduct by officers. Sir Liam was involved in conducting disciplinary proceedings against those officers.

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 printed copies of web and newspaper media articles and transcripts of interviews given by Sir Liam on specific health and health care topics and campaigns.

These include;

Anti-Smoking Campaigns;

Medical Regulation and Revalidation;

Testing for Blood clots;

Obesity;

MMR Vaccination;

Global Health;

And Alcohol and Young People.

Third 6 monthly report. Consists of printed copies of web and newspaper media articles and transcripts of interviews given by Sir Liam on specific health and health care topics and campaigns.

These include;

Alcohol;

Heatwave;

Patient Safety;

Folic Acid;

Obesity;

Women Doctors;

Inauguration as Chancellor of Newcastle University;

Revalidation;

MMR Vaccine;

Smoking;

And chronic pain.

Includes Sir Liam's Special Reports Harold Shipman’s Clinical Practice 1974-1998: A Review Commissioned by the Chief Medical Officer , Good Doctors, Safer Patients: Proposals to Strengthen the System to Assure and Improve the Performance of Doctors and to Protect the Safety of Patients , and Medical Revalidation - Principles and Next Steps: The Report of the Chief Medical Officer for England's Working Group .

Also includes other material specifically related to the regulation and revalidation of medical professionals.

Health issues covered in this report include;

Progress on 2001 recommendations;

The dangers of second-hand smoke (including recommendations on banning smoking in public places);

A study on West Nile virus including the risk of it spreading to England and need for surveillance and contingency plans;

Curbing England's obesity epidemic;

Patient safety in intrathecal chemotherapy treatment;

And tackling poor clinical practice by providing support and dealing more effectively with problem doctors.

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

Includes Sir Liam's Special Reports Report of a Census of Organs and Tissues Retained by Pathology Services in England and The Removal, Retention and Use of Human Organs and Tissue from Post-Mortem Examination . Also includes other material specifically related to organ and tissue retention.