Identity area
Reference code
LD/3/3/11/18
Title
Getting Ahead of the Curve: A Strategy for Combating Infectious Diseases (Including other Aspects of Health Protection)
Date(s)
- 10 Jan 2002 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 item, paper.
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This report sets out an infectious disease strategy for England, including new arrangements to counter old and new threats, such as radiological and chemical hazards through bioterrorism, by describing the scope of the threat posed as well as establishing the priorities for action to combat this threat . It aimed to overhaul previously fragmented systems and to place a new emphasis on communicable diseases through direct action plans, programmes to inform understanding and legislative reform.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open.