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Sir Paul Cosford, public health expert who advised the Government over the Salisbury poisonings – obituary He was medical director of Public Health England, and when forced to step down with cancer he spoke in support of assisted dying Paul Cosford Sir Paul Cosford, who has died aged 57, served as medical director and director for health protection of Public Health England (PHE) from its establishment in 2012 to 2019, when he stepped down after being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. He advised the Government and led PHE’s health protection and emergency response to the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa and the 2018 Salisbury poisonings. In an emeritus role during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic, he became a familiar voice on the airwaves until he was advised to shield while transmission in Britain was high. ....