England’s Chief Medical Officer announces first national strategy against infectious disease

The Chief Medical Officer for England, Professor Sir Liam Donaldson, has published the first ever national strategy for combating infectious disease, as reported in last week’s Communicable Disease Report (1). Getting ahead of the curve – a strategy for combating infectious disease <www.doh.gov.uk/cmo/idstrategy/index.htm> outlines a strategy that is radical in including infection control in the wider remit of health protection