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To strategically lead the development of capacity to improve health and wellbeing, and reduce inequalities in health, for the population of the North East of England, in line with the Better Health Fairer Health vision.
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Public Health Workforce Consultation
Draft Response from the School of Public Health North East
This is a draft response to stimulate discussion and debate. We welcome comments on any aspect of it by the end of May: please send to sarah.chisholm@northeast.nhs.uk.
In particular we welcome ideas on:
*Issues missing from the consultation
*Inaccuracies in the consultation report
*Questions for which we only have a rudimentary answer as yet (e.g. Q5, 7, 14)
*Examples of activities in the North East we could draw attention to (preferably with a web-link for more information)
We may produce some updated drafts during May if there a lot of early responses.
Draft response to the workforce consultation from the School of Public Health North East
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Healthy Lives, Healthy People: towards a workforce strategy for the public health system
The long awaited workforce consultation has now been published at http://healthandcare.dh.gov.uk/consult-workforce/. In line with the vision set out in Healthy Lives, Healthy People the public health workforce will be employed by a range of different employers. Under the new system there is a need to set out at high level, how new integrated ways of working will help to sustain and develop a public health workforce for the future, including training, education and continued professional development (CPD).
The aim of the public health workforce consultation is to set out proposals for a workforce strategy that would support highly qualified and motivated public health specialists, who will be employed in a range of settings including local government, the NHS and Public Health England. The consultation also explores ways in which employers can provide opportunities to deliver, develop and embed public health knowledge and skills into the wider workforce.
In addition to these proposals the consultation document includes a number of questions (summarised in annex A) about further action appropriate for inclusion in the final strategy.
The consultation period runs from 27th March – June 29th 2012. The School and work streams of the School will be drafting a response, please check back soon for further updates and discussion.
Notes from the Head of the School, David Chappel, including an introduction to the consultation and next steps, are available to download below.
A brief summary of the consultation.
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Summary.pdf Adobe PDF file - 86 kb | Downloaded: 23 times Uploaded: 2012-03-28 09:56:16 Email to a friend |
Healthy Lives, Healthy People: towards a workforce strategy for the public health system
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consultation document.pdf Adobe PDF file - 499 kb | Downloaded: 13 times Uploaded: 2012-03-28 10:00:45 Email to a friend |
Consultation on a proposed public health workforce strategy impact assessment
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Impact Assessment.pdf Adobe PDF file - 940 kb | Downloaded: 9 times Uploaded: 2012-03-28 10:02:03 Email to a friend |
A paper from David Chappel, Head of School
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Public Health Workforce Strategyhos notes.pdf Adobe PDF file - 88 kb | Downloaded: 98 times Uploaded: 2012-04-03 13:58:28 Email to a friend |
School of Public Health North East Conference
Wednesday 18th January 2012
The aims of the conference were
- to engage with colleagues and raise awareness of the School showcasing the developments in education, training and workforce
- provide an overview of proposed national consultation and strategy to develop the public health workforce for the future
- to discuss the next steps (locally) and feed into the consultation
The event was well attended and speakers included Yvonne Doyle and Alison Ross from the Public Health England Transition Team at the Department of Health.
All presentations are available for download below along with a summary of the table top presentations and the workforce consultation questions discussed in the afternoon session.
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final programme 18th Jan 2012.pdf Adobe PDF file - 113 kb | Downloaded: 53 times Uploaded: 2012-01-11 17:18:11 Email to a friend |
Speakers presentations
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School of Public Health Conference Jan 2012.pdf Adobe PDF file - 987 kb | Downloaded: 17 times Uploaded: 2012-01-23 13:25:35 Email to a friend |
Summaries of the table top sessions
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Table top presentataions outline.pdf Adobe PDF file - 175 kb | Downloaded: 14 times Uploaded: 2012-01-23 13:28:18 Email to a friend |
Questions for discussion in afternoon session
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Workforce Consultation Questions.pdf Adobe PDF file - 269 kb | Downloaded: 17 times Uploaded: 2012-01-23 13:29:03 Email to a friend |
Update on the New Public Health System
The Department of Health has published a series of factsheets detailing the new public health system including
- the role and responsibilities for local government
- the operating model for Public Health England
- an overview of how the whole system will fit together
Download the files below for more information and the factsheets can be found on the Department of Health website
Transition Update 20 Dec 2011
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Q&A on the New Public Health System, 20 Dec 2011
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QA December 2011 20dec.pdf Adobe PDF file - 269 kb | Downloaded: 15 times Uploaded: 2011-12-20 16:21:23 Email to a friend |
Slide show giving more detail on the changes to the Public Health system
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The February 2012 Transforming Public Health Bulletin is available to download from the Department of Health via the following link
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The futures forum output around education and training - "Liberating the NHS; Developing the health care workforce, from design to delivery" was published on 10th January and is available on the Department of Health website via the following link:
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Practitioner Registration
“There is a large number of public health workers who feel somewhat adrift in that they have no professional allegiance, no professional recognition, no career structure, nothing to aim for professionally - but we expect them to do a very professional job”
(From ADsPH response to the consultation on public health regulation)
For more information on practitioner registration and to download the Position Paper and Options Appraisal from the School of Public Health North East click here.
