Regional Public Health Observatories

1. A mini-consultation on SEPHODr Alison HillDirectorSouth East Public Health Observatory26th November 2004

2. Regional Public Health Observatories • Set up as a result of Saving Lives: Our Healthier Nation • 9 regional observatories • £2.2 million £10 million in 2006/7 • Core funding: from DH through Regional Directors of Public Health • Mix of host arrangements – NHS, University

3. Shifting the balance of power within the NHS: the contribution of PHOs PHOs should form the basis of a strong integrated public health function: • Undertaking the full range of functions to support the Regional Directors of Public Health; • Supporting public health networks; • Supporting the wider intelligence functions of PCTs, Trusts, StHAs, and local and regional government organisations.

4. The Public Health White Paper Health Information and Intelligence Task Force • Real time public health information • An agreed core dataset • Tackling weaknesses in existing data • Health and wellbeing data from existing sources • Health surveillance at regional level, building on the work of PHOs • Health protection data • New sources e.g. marketing information, NPfIT, nGMS, UKBiobank • Guidance on data sharing and disclosure • Knowledge management systems

5. The Public Health White Paper Public Health Observatories will: • Receive additional resources • Support DsPH to promote local action and monitor impact • Develop skills in HIA and HEA • Produce a standard set of local health information

6. Public Health Observatories • One stop shop to provide better access to: • public health information • epidemiological and public health tools andmethodologies • people: expertise, specialists, interests…. • events • evidence base (e.g. via NeLH and HDA) • current national policy • networking and professional development opportunities • Contextualised and interoperable.

7. Association of Public Health Observatories: A national network 9 regional observatories working together Each has a national lead area with agreed responsibilities National collaborative work Joint digital infrastructure development

8. Informing and supporting policy and practice

9. Better access to information • Signposting to data from other agencies (e.g. housing and voluntary and social care information resources) • Public health data tables to download (births, deaths, hospital admissions, demography) • (and coming soon visual display of these data) • Hospital episode regional service and analyses • Drug misuse data • The 2001 census

12. Better access to information • Signposting to data from other agencies (e.g. housing and voluntary and social care information resources) • Public health data tables to download (births, deaths, hospital admissions, demography) • (and coming soon visual display of these data) • Hospital episode regional service and analyses • Drug misuse, cancer, health protection data • The 2001 census

16. Better access to information Information analysis • Analyses (e.g. CHD mapping, Euro comparisons) • Indicator development (basket of health inequalities indicators, regional indications) • Index development (Health Poverty Index,) • Making other organisations local analyses available

17. Put in Jo’s new Euro graph here

18. Better access to information Information analysis • Analyses (e.g. CHD mapping, Euro comparisons) • Indicator development (basket of health inequalities indicators, regional indications) • Index development (Health Poverty Index,) • Status reports – obesity, smoking, physical activity

19. LHO basket of indicators

22. Regional variation in overweight and obesity for 16-24 year olds (2001-2).

23. Better access to information Information analysis • Analyses (e.g. CHD mapping, Euro comparisons) • Indicator development (basket of health inequalities indicators, regional indications) • Index development (Health Poverty Index) launched on 22nd November • Status reports – obesity, smoking, physical activity

25. Tools and methods • A toolkit for undertaking healthy lifestyle surveys • A guide to measuring and monitoring deprivation and inequalities • Health impact assessment • Health equity auditing • Visualising and displaying data

27. Tools and methods • A toolkit for undertaking healthy lifestyle surveys • A guide to measuring and monitoring deprivation and inequalities • Health impact assessment • Health equity auditing • Life expectancy calculator • Excess seasonal deaths calculator • Visualising and displaying data

28. Network support and professional development • Regular consultation with networks to work to their priorities • Supporting public health intelligence professionals • PHeNet • Training in resource management – finding and contributing • Education and training

29. Delivering our web-based resources • All data are catalogued (metadata) using agreed international standards • We have developed a public health language • All PHOs will be interoperable by April 2005 and will interoperate with HDA and NLH during 2005 • Not dependent on web developer – anyone can contribute

31. In summary • PHOs are becoming established now • They work as a national network • They provide a one-stop-shop for information, methods and expertise • They are looking at new ways of analysing and presenting data to help policy makers and practitioners

32. Giving added value into the future • What do you want from SEPHO and the other PHOs?