Demos

Theme : public_health

Conservative Party Health review Argues for: 'a new Public Health Act designed to deliver separate public health budgets, a stronger Chief Medical Officer's Department, joint appointments of Directors of Public Health between the NHS and local authorities, a cross-government strategy which details actions to be taken by each department to tackle public health challenges, and annual reports by the Treasury on the effect of public expenditure decisions on the delivery of public health objectives.' from : duncanoleary 19th June 2007
Comment Central: Zero case for lying The deputy chief medical officer, said that the change was meant to send “a strong signal” to the thousands of women...But she admitted that it was not in response to any new medical evidence. This is merely the latest instalment of an extremely dangerous development. The public health profession has long seen itself as having a political role in making us behave as it wishes, rather than simply providing us with information.' from : duncanoleary 25th May 2007