18 March 2008

HEALTH

Foot and Mouth Review: 2007 (12th March 2008)
Following the outbreak of foot and mouth disease identified in Surrey in August 2007, the Prime Minister asked Dr Iain Anderson to look at the Government's response to the outbreak (Dr Anderson chaired the previous Inquiry into the 2001 outbreak). The review found that many of the lessons identified in the 2002 Report had been acted upon and the performance, as a whole was improved. However there are a number of recommendations that need to be followed in future.
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Click here for the Notes of interviews
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Working for a healthier tomorrow (17th March 2008)
Carol Black, National Director for Health and Work, was commissioned in March 2007 by the Secretaries of State for Health and Work and Pensions to undertake a wide-ranging review of the health of Britain’s working age population. The purpose of this commission was to develop a baseline understanding of the health of working age people and the impact this has on government, the economy and society; and to make recommendations to Government and wider stakeholders on how to improve the health of the working age population.
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