Westminster
Diet & Health Forum

• How have food labelling regulations affected producers, retailers and consumers?
• What are the implications of the European Commission’s proposals?
• What is the latest thinking on traffic light system versus GDA guidelines?
• How should issues of allergens and additives be addressed?
• What are the benefits and costs of ecological and ethical labelling schemes?

The briefing document from the Westminster Food & Nutrition Forum Keynote Seminar: Food labelling policy – Evaluating the Commission proposals and assessing future action is now available. This publication is free of charge for parliamentarians and government officials.

Primarily in the form of transcripts, this publication covers the entire spoken content of the event, plus additional articles from delegates, event information and a full delegate list.

The full list of contributors is: Ian Bretman, Deputy Director, Fairtrade Foundation; Professor Judith Buttriss, Director General, British Nutrition Foundation; Sue Davies, Chief Policy Advisor, Which?; Dr Ian Gibson MP, Vice Chair, Associate Parliamentary Food and Health Forum; Griselda Halling, Trustee, The Hyperactive Children’s Support Group; Jane Holdsworth, GDA Campaign Director, Food and Drink Federation; Claire Hughes, Company Nutritionist, Marks & Spencer; Lord Lindsay, Member, Associate Parliamentary Food and Health Forum; Andrea Martinez-Inchausti, Assistant Director Food Policy, British Retail Consortium; Betty McBride, Policy and Communications Director, British Heart Foundation; Jessica Mitchell, Director, Food Commission; Euan Murray, Senior Strategy Manager, Carbon Trust; Sabine Nafziger, Director of Food & Consumer Affairs, Confederation of Food and Drink Industries; Dr Monique Raats, Co-Director, Food, Consumer Behaviour and Health Research Centre, University of Surrey; Jessica Sansom, Sustainability Manager, Innocent Drinks; Paul Steedman, Research Fellow, Food Ethics Council; Nick Stuart, Commercial Manager, United Biscuits & Chair, SNACMA Commercial Working Group; Peter Van der Veken, Regional Director, Ajinomoto Sweeteners Europe; Kath Veal, Business Manager Regulatory Services, Leatherhead Food International; and Dr Jo Wills, Director General, European Food Information Council.

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• Should diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease be approached in a more integrated fashion?
• What can be done the help particularly vulnerable ethnic and socio-economic groups?
• Are GP contracts delivering quality diabetes and cardiovascular disease services?
• What is the latest thinking on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease?
• Which of QOF, JSB2 and NICE provides the best guidance for patient care?

Primarily in the form of transcripts, this publication covers the entire spoken content of the event, plus additional articles from delegates, event information and a full delegate list. It features keynote addresses from Douglas Smallwood, Chief Executive of Diabetes UK; Lucy McCulloch, Development Manager of the Healthcare Commission’s Long-Term Conditions & Older People's Strategy Team; and Louise Shearer, Managing Director of medeConnect Healthcare Insight.

Full list of contributors: Mary-Jane Bancroft, Practice Nurse Manager for Diabetes Care and Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Hockley Farm Health Centre, Leicester; Dr Mike Baxter, Medical Director, Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Trust; Dr Felix Burden, Community Consultant Diabetologist & Clinical Director of Long Term Conditions, Heart of Birmingham Teaching Primary Care Trust; Philip Dunne MP, Vice Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Group for Diabetes; Dr Sandy Gupta, Consultant Cardiologist, Whipps Cross Tand St Bartholomew’s Hospitals, London; Dr Martin Hadley-Brown, General Practitioner & Chair, Primary Care Diabetes Society; Dr David Haslam, Clinical Director, National Obesity Forum; Dr Kamila Hawthorne, Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Cardiff University & Cardiff Bangladeshi Project; Professor Desmond Johnston, Director of Diabetes Research Network & Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolic Medicine, Imperial College London; Dr Brian Karet, General Practitioner Specialist in Diabetes, Leylands Medical Centre, Bradford; Dr Anthony R Leeds, Senior Visiting Fellow, University of Surrey and Medical Director, Cambridge Health and Weight Plan; Professor Domhnall MacAuley, Editor (Primary Care), British Medical Journal; Lucy McCulloch, Development Manager, Long-Term Conditions & Older People's Strategy Team, Healthcare Commission; Karen Newboult, Health Improvement Principal, Leeds Primary Care Trust; Nina Patel, Diabetes Nurse Consultant, Brent Teaching Primary Care Trust; Louise Shearer, Managing Director, medeConnect Healthcare Insight; Douglas Smallwood, Chief Executive, Diabetes UK; Dr Des Turner MP, Member, All-Party Parliamentary Group for Diabetes; Lisa Vaughn, PhD Researcher/Principal Diabetes Dietitian, Centre for Food Policy, City University London; and Viki Wadd, Assistant Director for the Slough Locality, Berkshire East Primary Care Trust

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• What are the health implications of poor diet for toddlers?
• What foods should toddlers be eating? What is the role of milk in toddler diets?
• How can the message be communicated to parents correctly and clearly?
• How should vulnerable groups be taken into consideration?
• Does there need to be better training of healthcare professionals with regard to toddler nutrition?
• Do government initiatives such as ‘Healthy Start’ go far enough to ensure a healthy diet?  

Primarily in the form of transcripts, this publication covers the entire spoken content of the event, plus additional articles from delegates, event information and a full delegate list. It features keynote addresses from Paul Sacher, Founder and Research Director of MEND and Dr Tahsin Yasin, Medical Director at Nutricia.

The event was chaired by Dr Doug Naysmith MP, Member of the Health Select Committee, and Earl Howe, Opposition Spokesperson for Health and Social Services.

The full list of contributors is: Kathy Cowbrough, Dietitian & Public Health Nutritionist, Early Years Nutrition; Dr Gill Greville-Harris, Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham; The Earl Howe, Opposition Spokesperson for Health and Social Services; Farhat Hamid, Nutrition & Dietetic Professional Advisor, Brent Teaching Primary Care Trust; Anne de la Hunty, Consortium Member, The Early Nutrition Programming Project; Mike Hurley, Participation Officer, UK Youth Parliament; Susan MacAskill, Senior Researcher, Institute for Social Marketing, University of Stirling and the Open University; Judy More, Freelance Paediatric Dietitian & Registered Nutritionist; Hiba Najib, Health Economist, The Royal College of Psychiatrists; Achala Odhavji, Managing Director, Media Reach Advertising; Sally Preston, Founder and Managing Director, Babylicious; Paul Sacher, Founder and Research Director, MEND; Dr Doug Naysmith MP, Member, Health Select Committee; Lizzie Vann, Founder and Managing Director, Organix Brands; Alison Wall, Health Visitor, West Hertfordshire Primary Care Trust; Jessica Williams, Member, British Dietetic Association Paediatric Group; and Dr Tahsin Yasin, Medical Director, Nutricia.

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Primarily in the form of transcripts, this publication covers the entire spoken content of the Westminster Health Forum Keynote Seminar: Assisted Reproduction – Regulation with Compassion? plus additional articles from delegates, event information and a full delegate list.

• What are the current developments in technology and what will they make it possible to achieve?
• What are the ethical issues surrounding current and future reproductive technologies?
• How could The Draft Human Tissue and Embryos Bill affect practitioners and the public?
• What is the future for assisted reproduction on the NHS?
• How could the roles of the HTA and the HFEA develop?
• What are the regulatory options?

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The full list of contributors is: Debbie Barber, Member, Fertility Nurse Group, Royal College of Nursing; Professor Peter Braude, Immediate past Chair, Scientific Advisory Committee, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists; Clare Brown, Chief Executive, Infertility Network UK; James Lawford Davies, Senior Associate, Clifford Chance, & Lecturer in Law and Medicine, Institute of Human Genetics, Newcastle University; Alan Doran, Interim Chief Executive, Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority; Dr Andrew Fergusson, Head of Communications, Christian Medical Fellowship; Dr Mark Hamilton, Chair, British Fertility Society; Dr Evan Harris MP, Liberal Democrat Science Spokesman; Rt Hon the Lord Jenkin of Roding, Member, Joint Committee on the Draft Human Tissue and Embryos Bill; Stuart Lavery, Consultant Gynaecologist and Director, Wolfson Family Clinic, Hammersmith Hospital; Dr Helen Picton, Reader in Reproduction and Early Development, University of Leeds, & Scientific Director of the Reproductive Medicine Unit, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Enda McVeigh, Medical Director, Oxford Fertility Unit; Andrea Minichiello Williams, Public Policy Director, Lawyers’ Christian Fellowship; Professor Alison Murdoch, Professor of Reproductive Medicine & Head of Department, Department of Reproductive Medicine, Newcastle University; Geeta Nargund, Consultant & Head of Reproductive Medicine, St George’s Hospital, London; and Josephine Quintavalle, Director, Comment on Reproductive Ethics (CORE).

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Primarily in the form of transcripts, this publication covers the entire spoken content of the Westminster Health Forum event, ‘Integrating complementary and conventional approaches to healthcare’, plus additional articles from delegates, event information and a full delegate list.

• The winners and losers from Integrated Health and the NHS.
• Financing complementary therapies and how they might best be integrated.
• The regulatory challenges complementary medicine poses for healthcare professionals.

The full list of contributors is: Mike Andrews, Head of Fitness to Practice, Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence; Boo Armstrong, Managing Director, Get Well UK; Ron Bishop, Chairman, British Acupuncture Council; Professor Mike Clarke, Director, UK Cochrane Centre; Nigel Clarke, Chairman, General Osteopathic Council; Margaret Coats, Chief Executive, General Chiropractic Council; Professor David Colquhoun, Chair of Pharmacology, University College London; Edzard Ernst, Professor of Complementary Medicine, Peninsula School of Medicine, Universities of Exeter & Plymouth; Dr Peter Fisher, Clinical Director, Royal London Homeopathic Hospital; Jayney Goddard, President, Complementary Medical Association; Professor Jane Maher, Chief Medical Officer, Macmillan Cancer Support; Celia Manson, Nurse Adviser in Complementary Therapies, Pain and Palliative Care, Royal College of Nursing; Kim Lavely, Chief Executive, The Prince’s Foundation for Integrated Health; Dr Ann Roden, Fellow of the RSM, Fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health; David Tredinnick MP, Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Group for Integrated and Complementary Healthcare; and Dr Simon Singh, Science Journalist.

• How should dentistry evolve in the next decade?
• How is the issue of public access being addressed?
• Is there a crisis with the recruitment and retention of dentists within the NHS?
• Is the UDA structure helpful to the provision of public dental care?
• Should the role of dental hygienists and other dental professionals be expanded?
• Are local health authorities able to afford public dental care?

The event saw a lively and thoughtful exchange of perspectives and concerns, in particular with regard to the NHS’s retention of dentists.

Primarily in the form of transcripts, this publication covers the entire spoken content of the event, plus additional articles from delegates, event information and a full delegate list. It features keynote addresses from Dr Barry Cockcroft, Chief Dental Officer at the Department of Health, and Duncan Rudkin, Chief Executive and Registrar of the General Dental Council.

The full list of contributors is: Dr Paul Batchelor, Honorary Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Dental Health, University College London; Dr John Beal, Regional Dental Officer, Yorkshire and the Humber Government Office, Department of Health; Sir Paul Beresford MP, Member, Communities and Local Government Select Committee; Dr Barry Cockcroft, Chief Dental Officer, Department of Health; Lord Colwyn, Member, Science and Technology Select Committee; Professor Paul Coulthard, Chairman, Dental Sedation Teachers Group; Eddie Crouch, Secretary, Birmingham Local Dental Committee; Dr Ogoamaka Eze, Practice Owner, dentist@W2, Paddington; Dr Anthony Halperin, Chairman, Patients Association; Professor Liz Kay, Dean, Peninsula Dental School; Dr Roger Matthews, Chief Dental Officer, Denplan; Angie McBain, President Elect, British Association of Dental Nurses; Dr Ian Mills, Practice Owner, Torrington Dental Practice, Devon; Liz Phelps, Social Policy Officer, Citizens Advice; Darrin Robinson, Director & Head of Clinical Services and Commissioning, Integrated Dental Holdings; Duncan Rudkin, Chief Executive and Registrar, General Dental Council; Dr Susie Sanderson, Chair, British Dental Association Executive Board; Quentin Skinner, Chairman, DPAS; Karen Taylor, Director of Health Value for Money Audit, National Audit Office; Dr Derek Watson, Chief Executive, Dental Practitioners Association; Michael Wheeler, President, British Society of Dental Hygiene & Therapy; and Jessica Wilson, Head of Primary Care Contracting and Dental Lead, Bristol Primary Care Trust.

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Primarily in the form of transcripts, this publication covers the entire spoken content of the Westminster Food & Nutrition Forum event, ‘The Food Industry Sustainability Strategy’, plus additional articles from delegates, event information and a full delegate list.

• What does the FISS mean to the food industry and consumers?
• What are the Champions’ Groups recommendations, and are they going to stand the test of time?
• How does the Government see the Strategy working domestically and internationally?
• How can industry work together to implement the Strategy?
• What are the obstacles to success, and how can they be overcome?
• How can regulation help to achieve sustainability?
• How can success be measured?

The full list of contributors is: Bart Dalla Mura, Chief Executive, Bernard Matthews; John Dyson (British Hospitality Association), Champion Group stakeholder; Professor Richard Elliott, Professor of Marketing, Bath University; Fiona Gooch, Private Sector Policy Adviser, Traidcraft; Dr Janet Haddock Fraser, Senior Lecturer – Management & CSR/Environment, Kent Business School; Vicki Hird, Food and Farming Campaigner, Friends of the Earth; Jonathan Horrell, Corporate Affairs Manager, Kraft Foods; Nick James, Public Affairs Manager, Britvic Drinks; Laura Kelly, Senior Agriculture and Trade Adviser, Department for International Development; Dr Alan Knight (SAB Miller), Champion Group stakeholder; James Paice MP, Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Lord Rooker, Minister of State for Food and Rural Affairs, Defra; Barbara Saunders, Consumer Consultant, Foodaware; Robin Tapper, Food Chain Relations Manager, National Farmers Union; Professor Bruce Traill, Professor of Agricultural and Food Economics, Reading University; Roger Williams MP, Spokesperson for Rural Affairs, Liberal Democrats; Dr Jack Winkler, Professor of Nutrition Policy, London Metropolitan University; and Callton Young, Director of Sustainability and Competitiveness, Food and Drink Federation.

Primarily in the form of transcripts, this publication covers the entire spoken content of the Westminster Health Forum event, ‘The changing face of general practice’, plus additional articles from delegates, event information and a full delegate list.

General Practice is currently in a state of change: new GP contracts, Practice Based Commissioning and proposals to offer extended services will make surgeries “unrecognisable in 10 years”.  This seminar brings together policy makers and key stakeholders to discuss some of the issues surrounding General Practice and its place within the Government’s wider NHS reform agenda.  Topics expected to be addressed include the use of private companies to enable the expansion of GP services, extended services and their impact on GPs and patients and geographical variations in service.

The full list of contributors is: Dr Richard Taylor MP; Dr David Colin-Thomé, National Clinical Director for Primary Care, Department of Health; Dr Mark Hunt, Managing Director of Primary Care Division, Care UK; Dr Ron Singer, General Practitioner on behalf of Keep Our NHS Public; Dr Clarissa Fabre, Vice President elect, Medical Women’s Federation; Deborah Klee, Policy Manager, Help the Aged; Karen Taylor, Head of Health Value for Money Studies, National Audit Office; Philip Grant, Finance Director Advisor and Negotiator, NHS Employers; Dr Nigel Watson, Chief Executive, Wessex LMC; Joyce Robins, Co-Founder, Patient Concern; Baroness Gardner of Parkes; Dr Hamish Meldrum, Chairman, General Practitioners Committee, British Medical Association; Professor Mayur Lakhani, Chairman of the Council, Royal College of General Practitioners; Angela Coulter, Chief Executive, Picker Institute; Dr Michael Dixon, Chairman, NHS Alliance; Kate Billingham, Deputy Chief Nursing Officer, Department of Health; Matthew Young, Director of Public Policy Projects, Adam Smith Institute; James Jackson, Managing Director, SmartSensor telemed; Georgina Craig, Lead for Commissioning Policy, Company Chemists’ Association; Lord Victor Adebowale, Chief Executive, Turning Point; and Ayesha Dost, Principal Analyst and Policy Adviser, Department of Health.

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Contributors

The full list of contributors is: Justin Ash, Managing Director, Lloydspharmacy; Bob Baker, Senior Fellow, Leadership and Management Development, Office for Public Management; Vanessa Bourne, Head of Special Projects, The Patients Association; Professor Paul Corrigan, Special Advisor on Health, Prime Minister’s Office; Baroness Cumberlege; Mary Dawood, Nurse Consultant in Emergency Nursing, St Mary’s Hospital, London; Rt Hon Stephen Dorrell MP, Co-Chair of the Conservative Public Service Improvement Group; Sandra Gidley MP, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Health; Stephen Hesford MP, PPS to Baroness Amos, and Secretary, APPG Primary Care and Public Health; Karen Jennings, National Secretary for Health, UNISON; Roy Lilley, Healthcare Commentator and former NHS Trust Chairman; Gary Needle, Head of the Annual Health Check, Healthcare Commission; Professor Karol Sikora, Medical Director, CancerPartnersUK; Derek Smith, Chief Executive, Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust; and Joanna Webber, Deputy Director of Policy, NHS Confederation. This publication also includes comments from: Yara Mohammad, PhD student, School of Information Systems, Computing and Mathematics, Brunel University and Dr L.K. Stergioulas, Senior Lecturer, Brunel University; Victoria Sprules, NHS Management Trainee, National Institute for Innovation and Improvement; and Anne Adams, Head of Professional Leadership, Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain.

Concessionary copies are available at £20.00 for small charities, unfunded academics or those in a similar position, provided they apply at the time of ordering.

The full list of contributors is: Baroness Buscombe; Professor Gary Butler, Professor of Paediatrics (Growth and Development), Institute of Health Sciences, University of Reading; Claire Cater, Director, Bell Pottinger; Christopher Holmes, Head of ‘Healthy Living’ Social Marketing Programme, Department of Health; Tim Linehan, Assistant Director Campaigns, The Children’s Society; Tim Loughton MP, Shadow Minister for Children and for Health; Mary MacLeod, Chief Executive, Family and Parenting Institute; Dr Ute Navidi, Director, London Play; Dr Doug Naysmith MP, Member, Health Select Committee; Lord Redesdale, Member, All-Party Parliamentary Group on Youth Affairs; Susan Ringwood, Chief Executive Officer, Eating Disorders Association; Paul Rowen MP; Lorraine Thomas, Chief Executive, The Parent Coaching Academy; and James Walsh, Head of Public Affairs, Policy Unit, Institute of Directors. The publication also includes comments from Jo Butcher, Assistant Director – Children’s Development, National Children’s Bureau; Dr Jacquie Lavin, Nutritionist and Partnerships Manager, Slimming World; and Cathy Ratcliffe, Operations Manager, H·E·A·R·T UK and Cholesterol UK Communications Manager.

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The full list of contributors is: Gundula Azeez, Policy Manager, Soil Association; Gregory Barker MP, Shadow Environment Minister; Nicola Carslaw, Consumer Affairs Journalist; Tony Combes, Director of Corporate Affairs, Monsanto; Jenny Dawkins, Head of Corporate Responsibility Research, Ipsos MORI; Rod Harbinson, Head of Environment Programme, The Panos Institute; Siân Harrington, Deputy Editor, The Grocer; Dr Wendy Harwood, Senior Research Scientist, Department of Crop Genetics, John Innes Centre; Brad Hill, Consumer Policy Manager, Food Retail, The Co-op; Graham Keating, Director of Communications, Yeo Valley; Harriet Lamb, Executive Director, Fairtrade Foundation; Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson on Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Clare Oxborrow, GM campaigner, Friends of the Earth; Lord Rooker, Minister of State for Sustainable Farming and Food, Defra; and Robin Tapper, Food Chain Relations Manager, National Farmers’ Union.

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Food Labelling Policy – Assessing Developments and Charting the Way Forward examines the latest thinking on the impact of food labelling on healthy eating and consumer purchasing habits. Issues discussed include early lessons from the way food labelling is being implemented in the UK, latest progress in the EU’s current review of labelling, and perspectives on the way forward for food labelling policy.

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Contributors
The full list of contributors is: David Amess MP, Member, Health Select Committee; Bill Bartlett, Corporate Affairs Director, McCain Foods; David Derbyshire, Consumer Affairs Editor, The Daily Telegraph; Gill Fine, Director of Consumer Choice and Dietary Health, Food Standards Agency; Barbara Gallani, Food Policy Advisor, European Consumers’ Organisation (BEUC); Moira Howie, Nutrition Manager, Waitrose; Julian Hunt, Director of Communications, Food and Drink Federation; Dr Herman Koëter, Director of Science and Deputy Executive Director, European Food Safety Authority; Jane Landon, Deputy Chief Executive, National Heart Forum; Dr Sarah Schenker, Dietitian, British Dietetic Association; Victoria Selman, Founder and Marketing Expert, SEMS Consultancy; Andrew Smith, Government and Community Affairs Manager, Tesco; and Mary Wood, Psychotherapist, and Chief Executive, Foundations UK. The publication also includes comments from James Baring, Nutritional Advisor, EPRA; and John McKee, Chairman, National Association of Health Stores.

Building the NHS of the Future examines the provision of healthcare into the 21st Century. Issues discussed include the structure of the NHS, the preparation needed for change by local authorities and other stakeholders, funding issues, and the future role of PCTs and healthcare trusts. Concessionary copies are available at £20.00 for small charities, unfunded academics or those in a similar position, provided they apply at the time of ordering.

Contributors
The full list of contributors is: Ian Baxter, Partner, Healthcare Team, PricewaterhouseCoopers;  Professor Peter Buckle, Professor of Health Ergonomics, University of Surrey; Howard Catton, Head of Policy Development and Implementation, Royal College of Nursing; Lord Colwyn; Elisabeth Davies, Interim Director, The Patients Association; Jon Ford, Head of Health Policy and Economic Research, British Medical Association; Rosemary Glanville, Head of Medical Architecture Research Unit, London South Bank University; Andrew Haldenby, Director, Reform; Mark Knight, Chief Executive, Healthcare Financial Management Association; Nigel Middleton, Managing Director, Barclays Private Equity; Jon Restell, Chief Executive, Managers in Partnership; Professor Paul Thomas, Professor of Primary Care Research, Education & Development, Thames Valley University; Lord Warner of Brockley, Minister of State for Reform, Department of Health; Professor Steve Webb MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary; and Chris Wilson, Executive Director, 4ps. The publication also includes comments from Iain Anderson, Managing Director, Sodexho Healthcare Services; Mandy East, National Coordinator, The Anaphylaxis Campaign; Jonathan Nicholls, Director of NHS and Health Research, Ipsos-MORI; and Derek Watson, Chief Executive, Dental Practitioners Association.

Food Promotion to Children examines Ofcom’s consultation on food advertising to children. Issues discussed include best practice strategies to improve children’s health, the effectiveness of different forms of advertising regulation, the possible consequences of Ofcom’s proposals and ways in which industry has begun to address the problem of childhood obesity.

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Contributors
The full list of contributors is: Professor Steven Barnett, Professor of Communications, University of Westminster; Ian Blair, Senior Standards Manager, Ofcom; Michael O’Brien, Operations Director, Radio Advertising Bureau; Andrew Brown, Chairman, Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice; Sue Dibb, Senior Policy Officer, National Consumer Council; Professor Lynne Eagle, Professor of Marketing, Middlesex University Business School; Malcolm Earnshaw, Director General, ISBA; Trish Fields, Consumer Impact Director, Cadbury Schweppes; Louise Hanson, Head of Campaigns, Which?; Chantelle Horton, Deputy Editor, Bliss; Professor Sonia Livingstone, Professor of Social Psychology, London School of Economics; Richard D North, Media Fellow, The Institute of Economic Affairs; Claire Phillips, Director of Policy and Research, Office of the Children’s Commissioner; Martin Stott, Deputy Head of Corporate Affairs, Five; Kate Stross, Director of Content, Ofcom; Christy Swords, Director of Regulatory Affairs, ITV; and Richard Watts, Campaign Coordinator, Children’s Food Bill, Sustain. The publication also includes comments from Suzanne Edmond, Public Affairs Manager, Food Advertising Unit; Louise Hanson, Head of Campaigns, Which?; Gill Keep and Vicki Shotbolt, Parent Focus; Agnes Nairn, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, School Of Management, University of Bath, and Professor of Marketing, EM-Lyon; Claire Phillips, Director of Policy and Research, Office of the Children’s Commissioner; Patti Rundall OBE, Policy Director, Baby Milk Action; Neera Sharma, Policy Officer, Barnardo’s; and Roger Wisbey, Secretary, Committee of Advertising Practice and Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice.

Obesity 2006 – Strategy, Communication and Implementation aims to move forward thinking on one of the central themes in the 2006 policy agenda: communicating the risks to the most vulnerable groups. Sessions focus on the scale of the problem, the reality of the risk, approaches to obesity management, and the way forward for public policy.

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Contributors
The full list of contributors is: Peter Baker, Chief Executive, Men’s Health Forum; Kierra Box, Founder, Hands Up; Annette Brooke MP; Nigel Brooksby, Managing Director, sanofi-aventis, and President of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry; Dr Eric Brunner, Reader in Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London; Claire Cater, Director, Bell Pottinger; Dr Adrienne Cullum, Obesity Project Lead, NICE; Sue Dibb, Senior Policy Officer, National Consumer Council; Ros Godson, Professional Officer for School Health and Public Health, Community Practitioners and Health Visitors Association; Dr Ben Goldacre, ‘Bad Science’ Columnist, The Guardian; Robert Goodwill MP; Paula Hunt, Dietitian, Weight Watchers; Barbara James, Public Health Specialist, Healthcare Commission; Tabitha Jay, National Programme Delivery Manager, Physical Activity, Nutrition and Obesity Department, Department of Health; Dr Susan Jebb, Head of Nutrition and Health Research, MRC Human Nutrition Research; Melanie Leech, Director General, Food and Drink Federation; David Lynn, Managing Director, Nickelodeon; Dr Peter Marsh, Director, Social Issues Research Centre; Baroness Morgan of Drefelin; Mary Morris, Head of Training and Development, Rosemary Conley Diet and Fitness Clubs; Professor Susie Orbach, AnyBody; Dr Jonathan Pinkney, Consultant Physician and Senior Lecturer, Royal Cornwall Hospital and Peninsula Medical School; Susan Ringwood, Chief Executive, Eating Disorders Association; Hazel Ross, Chair, Dietitians in Obesity Management, British Dietetic Association; Paul Sacher, Research Director, The MEND Programme; Douglas Smallwood, Chief Executive, Diabetes UK; Dr Howard Stoate MP; Professor Carolyn Summerbell, Professor of Human Nutrition, University of Teesside; and Jon Woolven, Strategy Director, IGD. The publication also includes comments from Mike Abrahams, Partner, Wild Oats Wholefoods; Alan Adler, General Manager UK & Ireland, Merisant UK; Suzanne Edmond, Public Affairs Manager, Food Advertising Unit; Jane Holdsworth, General Manager UK & Ireland, on behalf of Danone, Kellogg’s, Kraft, Nestle and PepsiCo; Dr Amelia Lake, Dietitian and Public Health Nutritionist, Human Nutrition Research Centre; Dr Jacquie Lavin, Nutritionist and Partnerships Manager, Slimming World; Harry MacMillan, Partnership Director, MEND Programme; and Tim Townshend, Lecturer and Researcher in Urban Design at the School of Architecture Planning and Landscape, Newcastle University. The seminar and publication were supported by an educational grant from sanofi-aventis.

Public Health/Public Confidence – Progress in Tackling MRSA and Other HCAIs looks at practical solutions to help combat hospital-acquired infections, from improving cleaning services and methods, to awareness campaigns and product innovation.

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Contributors
The full list of contributors is: Keith Cutting, Principal Lecturer – Tissue Viability, Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College; Richard Diment, Chief Executive, Ambulance Service Association; Arnold Fewell, former MRSA-infected patient; Professor Gary French, Professor of Microbiology, Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’ School of Medicine; Carole Fry, Nursing Officer, Communicable Diseases, Department of Health; Sam Gillanders, Rapid Review Panel, Department of Health; Rt Hon Jane Kennedy MP, Minister for Quality and Patient Safety, Department of Health; Sam Oestreicher, National Officer, Health Service Group, UNISON; Sue Osborn, Joint Chief Executive, National Patient Safety Agency; Baroness Pitkeathley; Professor Ellie Scrivens, Director, Health Care Standards Unit; Dr Robert C Spencer, Chairman, Hospital Infection Society; Janice Stevens, Director, MRSA/Cleaner Hospitals Team, Department of Health; Professor Steve Webb MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Spokesperson for Health; and Neil Wigglesworth, Honorary Secretary, Infection Control Nurses Association. The publication also includes comments from Simon Burnet-Boothroyd, Sales Manager, Toray Textiles Europe; Claire Cater, Director, Bell Pottinger; Dr Stephen Dalton, Technical Director, JohnsonDiversey UK; Bernard Garvey, International Technology Director, Microban; Dr Bill Love, CEO, Destiny Pharma; and Professor Robert J Pratt, Professor of Nursing, Director, Richard Wells Research Centre, Thames Valley University. The seminar and publication were sponsored by Convatec.

Food in Hospitals discusses progress in hospital food service since the implementation of the ‘Better Hospital Food’ programme, and aims to share best practice and move forward thinking on improving patients’ experience. Issues discussed include the role of food in treatment and recovery, progress in hospital nutrition and the future of hospital food, with a focus on practical solutions including the introduction of snacks, upgrading food for visitors and staff, and improvement of menus and supply chains.
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Contributors

The full list of contributors is: Chris Bryant MP; Professor Marinos Elia, Professor of Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism, University of Southampton; Professor the Baroness Finlay of Llandaff; Emma Hockridge, Hospital Food Project Officer, London Food Link; Dr Karen Jochelson, Research Fellow in Health Policy - Public Health, The King’s Fund; Dr Liz Jones, Head of Patient Environment, Department of Health; Andy Kemp, Group Sales Director, 3663 – First for Foodservice; Professor Alison Kitson, Executive Director, Nursing, Royal College of Nursing; Peter Mansell, Director for Patient Experience, National Patient Safety Agency; Alison McCree, Chairman, Hospital Caterers Association; Claire Rayner, President, The Patients Association; Mike Tiddy, Category Manager - Fresh Produce and Nutrition, NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency; and Rick Wilson, Director of Nutrition and Dietetics, King’s College Hospital. The publication also includes comments from Rosie Barnes, Chief Executive, Cystic Fibrosis Trust; Tony Bishop-Weston, Food Consultant, Foods for Life; and Nick Ellins, Policy and Planning Adviser, Water UK. Publication and seminar sponsored by 3663 - First for Foodservice.

Be Healthy – Effective Engagement with Young People on Substance Abuse and Sexual Health looks at moving forward thinking on effectively communicating messages relating to drugs, alcohol and sexual health to young people – a central issue emerging from the recent Department of Health White Paper on public health, the cross-departmental Every Child Matters initiative, and the Department for Education and Skills Green Paper Youth Matters.

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Contributors

The full list of contributors is: David Amess MP; Jan Barlow, Chief Executive, Brook; Geoff Dessent, Deputy Head of National Programme Delivery on Public Health, Department of Health; Rachel Egan, Assistant Head, Islington Young People’s Services, Connexions Central London; Richard Forshaw, NHS Media Marketing Manager, Dr Foster; Alex Hooper-Hodson, Agony Uncle, Sugar; Baroness Massey of Darwen; Dr Ann McPherson, Chair, RCGP Adolescent Task Group; Fiona Nicol, Communications Manager, National Social Marketing Strategy for Health; Richard D North, Media Fellow, Institute of Economic Affairs; Dr David Regis, Director and Research Manager, Schools Health Education Unit; Srabani Sen, Chief Executive, Alcohol Concern; Peter Walker, Head Teacher, The Abbey School, Kent; and Anne Weinstock, Director, Supporting Children and Young People Group, DfES. The publication also contains comments from: Helen Conibear, Director, Alcohol in Moderation; Mandy Harling, Coordinator, Community-Based Substance Misuse Services, DASL; Ruth Gresty, Senior Brand Manager, Durex; and James Baring, Steering Committee, EPRA.   

Sports Nutrition was published in the run-up to the Summer Olympics and against the background of the European Commission’s paper on new EU wide Sports Nutrition Legislation. It contains the views of stakeholders which examine the balance between access to the best possible nutrition advice for athletes and the stated commitment of those involved to eradicating doping from elite sport.

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Contributors

The full list of contributors is Brian Batcheldor, CNP; Dr Richard Budgett, Director of Medical Services, British Olympic Association; Rt Hon Richard Caborn MP, Minister for Sport; Dr Adam Carey, Chair ESSNA; Dr Robert Child, Nutritional Biochemist, Alimentarius Ltd; Professor David Cowan, Director of the Drug Control Centre, King's College, London; Zef Eisenberg, President, Maximuscle; Jane Griffin, Dietitians in Sport & Exercise Nutrition; Anna Holloway, Education Manager, UKSport; Basil Mathioudakis, Directorate General on Health and Consumer Protection, European Commission; Lord Moynihan; Professor Peter Radford, Director of Research and Chair of Research Committee, Department of Sport Sciences, Brunel University; Karen Roberts, Judo World Bronze Medallist and Commonwealth Champion; Marcus Roberts, Head of Policy, Drugscope; Richard Ross, Chair, Sports Nutrition Working Group, IDACE and Greg White, Head of Science and Research, English Institute of Sport.

The Salt seminar was organised at the suggestion of the Department of Health, and the publication reflects the review progress and reassess priorities in the drive to reduce salt in the UK diet one year following publication of the FSA guidelines.

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Contributors
The full list of contributors is Fiona Angus, Business Manager, Nutrition, Sensory and Consumer Science Department, Leatherhead Food International; James Baring, EPRA; Lord Clement-Jones, Liberal Democrat Spokesman for Health; John Dyson, Advisor, British Hospitality Association; Gill Fine, Head of Food and Health, Sainsbury's Supermarkets; Chris Grayling MP, Conservative Health Spokesman; Stephen Hesford MP, Secretary, All-Party Primary Care and Public Health Group; Professor Alan Jackson, Chairman of Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition Salt Subgroup; Professor Graham MacGregor, Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, St. Georges Hospital Medical School, and Chairman, Blood Pressure Association; Nigel Murray, Sales and Marketing Director, Lo-Salt; Lynn Porteous, General Manager, Merisant; Chris Ruane MP, Chairman, All-Party Parliamentary Group on Heart Disease; Imogen Sharp, Department of Health and John White, Director, The Federation of Bakers.

Advertising to Children and Nutrition and Education examines two important areas of influence on children’s nutrition: the media and school, and in particular the options for regulating the promotion of food to children. 

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Contributors
The full list of contributors is Nigel Baker, National Union of Teachers; Kierra Box, Hands Up For; Lord Clement-Jones, Liberal Democrat Spokesman for Health; Christian Cull, Head of Press and PR, Waitrose; Dr Adrienne Cullum, Health Development Agency; Gerraint Davies MP; Roger Denton, Catering Manager, London Borough of Sutton; Martin Glenn, President, PepsiCo UK and Ireland; Chris Grayling MP, Conservative Health Spokesman; Sian Harrington, Deputy Editor, The Grocer; Professor Gerard Hastings, Director of Centre for Social Marketing, University of Strathclyde; Dr Catherine Humphries, Chief Scientific Advisor, The Co-operative Group; Melanie Johnson MP, Minister for Public Health; Rt Hon Tessa Jowell MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport; Sir John Krebs, Chair, Food Standards Agency; Helen McAleer, Director of Childrens Operations, BBC Worldwide; Judy More, Paediatric Group, British Dietetic Association; Charlie Powell, Projects Officer, Sustain; Jeremy Preston, Director, Food Advertising Unit; Dr Alex Richardson, Senior Research Fellow, University Lab of Physiology and Mansfield College, Oxford and co-director, Food and Behaviour Research; Tony Sanders, Managing Director, Scolarest; Barry Sheerman MP; Debra Shipley MP; Michelle Smyth, Senior Public Affairs Officer, Consumers' Association; Dr Pat Spungin, CEO and Founder, Raising Kids; Sarah Thane, Advisor, Content and Standards, Ofcom; Gillian Western, Hyperactive Childrens Support Group; Dr Brian Young, Department of Psychology,University of Exeter.

Obesity 2004 includes latest thinking on the role of prevention in heading off the national problems caused by obesity; perspectives on managing the obesity crisis; and recommendations on priorities for public policy.

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Contributors

The full list of contributors is Dr Fiona Adshead, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, The Department of Health;  Peggy Bennett, Cambridge Health & Weight Plan; Dr Sarah Brewer, Medical Advisor, Atkins; Dr Ian Campbell, Chair, National Obesity Forum; Lord Clement-Jones; Jude Cohen, Executive Director, Weight Concern; Professor Sian Griffiths, President, Faculty of Public Health; Jessica Miller, Managing Director, Anybody; Jane Ogden, Reader in Health Psychology, King's College London; Felicity Porritt, Director, Move4Health; Jeremy Preston, Director, Food Advertising Unit; Eileen Skinner, Managing Director, Cambridge Health & Weight Plan.