John Ashton (public health director) (English Wikipedia)

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Campbell, Denis. "John Ashton: 'Inequality is our greatest challenge'". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
Sinéad Keller (30 January 2004). "Fat test shows Manchester really is larger than life". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
Sarah Boseley (1 September 2006). "NHS becoming a brand like Nike, warns departing health director". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
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Denis Campbell (1 July 2014). "UK needs four-day week to combat stress, says top doctor". Guardian newspapers. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
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"Liza Williams: Prof John Aston's disciplinary case shows that Health Bill critics will not be silenced". Liverpool Daily Post. 23 February 2012. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
"Health boss in call for apology". in-cumbria. 1 March 2012. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
"Trustees of National Museums Liverpool". Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
"John Ashton:Biography". Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
John Ashton (1989). "True story: The Liverpool project to reduce teenage pregnancy" (PDF). British Journal of Family Planning. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
"Media blamed for West Cumbria shootings". 3 November 2010. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2012..
Laura Donnelly (25 December 2013). "Ministers scrap £20m scheme to keep elderly warm". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
Keith Perry (1 July 2014). "Let doctors use drugs to help terminally ill patients die, says health expert". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
Laurence Dodds (4 August 2014). "If Ebola was in the UK we'd cure it, says leading doctor". Archived from the original on 4 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.