Medical officer of environmental health

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In the UK, the medical officer of environmental health largely replaced the duties of the medical officer of health, a statutory officer with responsibilities to the local authority in preventing disease, which was discontinued following the reorganisation of the National Health Service Act of 1973. [1] [2] They are the proper officer recognised by the local authority under the Public Health Acts. [3] Ayliffe's (1981) explains that "some diseases are notifiable by law to the Medical Officer for Environmental Health; the doctor who diagnoses the infection is responsible for the notification." [4] The medical officer of environmental health then in turn informs the Chief Medical Officer. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "The medical officer of environmental health". Public Health. 95 (5): 247–249. September 1981. doi:10.1016/s0033-3506(81)80014-5. ISSN   0033-3506. PMID   7302095.
  2. ↑ Walrond, H. A. (1978). The role of the medical officer in environmental health (PDF). Oxford University Press. ISBN   0-19-721221-2.
  3. ↑ Jessop, E. G.; Horsley, S. D. (1985). "Microcomputers and the work of a medical officer for environmental health at district" . Community Medicine. 7 (2): 122–125. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubmed.a043769. ISSN   0142-2456. JSTOR   45156444. PMID   4017529.
  4. ↑ Lówbúrý, Édwárd Jóséph Lístér; Ayliffe, G. A. J.; Geddes, Andrew M.; Williams, J. D. (1981). "2. Administration and responsibility". Control of Hospital Infection: A Practical Handbook (2nd ed.). Springer. p. 23. ISBN   978-1-4899-6884-5.
  5. ↑ Inquiry publishes expert report on Public Health and Administration | Infected Blood Inquiry (PDF). APS Group. August 2022.
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