http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-36286-liam-donaldson/topic-rss.do Liam Donaldson RSS feed http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23765392-severe-swine-flu-cases-snowballing-in-london.do Almost a quarter of the country's most seriously ill swine flu victims are in London hospitals, figures show 2009-11-06T09:01:40Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23759114-health-bosses-draw-up-emergency-measures-ahead-of-postal-strike.do Emergency measures are being drawn up to protect patients ahead of the national postal strike as Hospitals and GPs look to minimise the disruption 2009-10-21T08:26:36Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23759341-postal-strike-threat-to-swine-flu-vaccines-for-most-vulnerable.do Planned swine flu immunisation programme could be jeopardised by the postal strike, the Chief Medical Officer warns 2009-10-21T12:46:34Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23749353-all-you-dare-to-drink-for-pound-15-student-night-condemned.do An 'all-you-can-drink' student night has been roundly criticised by health campaigners for encouraging binge-drinking 2009-09-28T09:07:47Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23745578-swine-flu-cases-soar-as-schools-return.do Number of suspected swine flu cases soars by a third, Government reveals as children returning to school bear brunt of rise 2009-09-17T14:38:01Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23741297-hospitals-will-be-crippled-by-swine-flu.do 2009-09-08T09:12:05Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23737746-200000-swine-flu-vaccine-doses-arrive-in-britain.do 2009-08-27T15:00:07Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23733103-ministers-ignored-tamiflu-fears.do Swine flu could develop resistance to Tamiflu because of the Government's haste in distributing the antiviral drug, according to its expert panel 2009-08-17T08:31:47Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23732342-health-chief-warns-over-flu-deaths-of-healthy-people.do Half of all the swine flu deaths in the country have been in London, new figures show 2009-08-14T08:12:47Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23723076-swine-flu-killing-the-healthy-as-140000-diagnosed-last-week.do Healthy people in Britain have been killed by swine flu, as new figures reveal that up to 140,000 have been diagnosed with the virus in the past seven days 2009-07-23T06:38:07Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23722316-mums-to-be-told-not-to-worry-about-swine-flu-until-autumn.do Pregnant women are confused by mixed messages over what precautions they should take to avoid catching swine flu, it was claimed 2009-07-21T13:10:55Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23720107-huge-spike-in-calls-to-gps-about-swine-flu.do GPs have seen a leap of almost 50% in the numbers of people contacting them with fears they have swine flu in the last week, new figures suggest 2009-07-16T06:35:47Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23720230-swine-flu-claims-12-lives-in-four-days.do Swine flu UK death toll rises to 29 on the day that Cherie Blair is reported to have caught the virus 2009-07-16T08:02:28Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/health/article-23719754-do-your-homework-before-having-cosmetic-surgery.do It pays to do your research when considering cosmetic surgery as when things go wrong, they really go wrong 2009-07-15T10:33:08Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23719597-swine-flu-vaccine-is-three-months-away-claims-world-health-director.do Government claims that a swine flu vaccine will be ready in Britain by next month have been challenged by the head of the World Health Organisation 2009-07-15T06:36:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23715125-warning-over-panic-buying-of-tamiflu-drugs-online.do 2009-07-03T07:23:55Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23714926-make-drink-cost-four-times-the-price-say-police.do 2009-07-02T14:35:36Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23712426-nhs-direct-struggling-with-swine-flu-surge.do Surge in swine flu cases leaves NHS swamped with calls - causing struggling bosses to adopt an "outbreak management" policy 2009-06-26T06:51:25Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23706863-schools-face-closure-in-swine-flu-pandemic.do A mass closure of schools in Britain could be necessary to help contain the spread of swine flu 2009-06-12T08:03:26Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23667351-big-rise-in-women-losing-babies-due-to-alcohol.do Women are being given a stark reminder over the dangers of drinking while pregnant 2009-03-26T09:34:28Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23664715-booze-bus-to-run-all-year-as-binge-drinking-rockets.do An ambulance for drunks will run all year in London to cope with the growing scourge of binge drinking 2009-03-20T09:17:12Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23662469-ministers-retreat-from-minimum-price-plan-for-alcohol.do Demands for minimum prices to be imposed on alcohol will be backed by the Government's chief medical officer today - but ministers are already retreating from the idea 2009-03-16T08:11:43Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23662758-public-must-be-protected-from-passive-drinking.do People should be protected from "passive drinking" in the same way they are protected from second-hand smoke, Britain's top doctor has said 2009-03-16T14:32:08Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23635135-fears-of-early-dementia-as-juveniles-binge.do Thousands of children are at risk of early dementia because they are drinking too much alcohol, experts warned 2009-02-05T11:13:03Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23630917-dont-give-children-alcohol-in-the-home-until-they-reach-15.do Ministers have warned parents not to give young teenagers alcohol at home in an attempt to tackle high consumption among children 2009-01-29T08:54:35Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23631453-suburbs-suffer-with-londons-worst-child-drinking-problems.do Children from the suburbs have the worst alcohol problems in London, new figures reveal 2009-01-29T14:51:13Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23599375-winehouse-clinic-offers-free-rehab-to-stressed-doctors.do The London clinic which treated singer Amy Winehouse is offering a free rehab service to doctors and dentists, the Standard can reveal 2008-12-10T10:21:53Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23519442-doctors-to-face-yearly-check-on-performance.do Doctors will face annual assessments so licences can be removed from poor performers, under proposals to be outlined by Chief Medical Officer Sir Liam Donaldson 2008-07-23T08:14:36Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23516088-zero-alcohol-limit-for-young-drivers-to-cut-road-deaths.do Teenage motorists would face a complete ban on drinking and driving under proposals outlined by the Government's chief medical officer 2008-07-14T14:18:27Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23489473-parents-could-face-court-if-they-allow-children-alcohol-at-home.do Parents who let their children drink at home could face prosecution under government anti-binge drinking measures announced 2008-06-02T15:16:41Z