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Public Health Development

Public Health Development. Joanna Chapman-Andrews Head of Public Health Development Programmes. 29 January 2009. Potential for development of broader Public Health work. From CIEH president, Stephen Battersby: “EHPs could, EHPs can, EHPs are in a position to…”

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Public Health Development

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  1. Public Health Development Joanna Chapman-Andrews Head of Public Health Development Programmes 29 January 2009

  2. Potential for development of broader Public Health work • From CIEH president, Stephen Battersby: • “EHPs could, EHPs can, EHPs are in a position to…” • “Factors prevent it (EH) from achieving its traditional involvement in addressing the wider determinants of health” (Environmental Health 2012, HDA 2002) www.nesc.nhs.uk

  3. UK Public Health Skills & Career Frameworkwww.phru.nhs.uk/Doc_Links/PHSkills&CareerFramework_Launchdoc_April08.pdf • This multi-disciplinary,multi-professional, multi-agency • framework sets out public health competence in the • four core and five defined areas of public health practice • at different levels and at different stages of careers www.nesc.nhs.uk

  4. It is for: • Individuals – who wish to develop their skills and/or a career in public health • Managers – who wish to develop their service through increased public health competence • Organisations – wishing to deliver local services in ways that protect, improve and promote health and reduce health inequalities www.nesc.nhs.uk

  5. Practitioner Standards for regulation • Consultation underway now • www.publichealthregister.org.uk • Consensus on a set of standards to enable practitioners to be registered on the UK Public Health Register • A Consultation Event provided by the UKPHR and NESC for the South of England on 25 February in London www.nesc.nhs.uk

  6. Online Public Health career guidance • In development by our colleagues at the Public Health Resource Unit (PHRU) in Oxford, this will provide help and support to people wishing to get into, or move on within, a public health career. • Learning Needs Assessment tool • Developed by NESC and its PH Development leads within PCTs – available from the NESC website. www.nesc.nhs.uk

  7. Public Health Course Guide • Developed by NESC with the South East Teaching PH Network at the University of Southampton this will soon be a searchable website of postgraduate public health courses relating to the levels within the PH Skills & Career Framework • Public Health Development Leads • A nominated senior PH practitioner in each of the nine Primary Care Trusts across South Central, working with us at NESC www.nesc.nhs.uk

  8. Support from NESC • Personal guidance and advice • Bursary Scheme - applications • Practitioner Registration development • Seminars and workshops – core knowledge and skill • Contact me, or your local PHD Lead www.nesc.nhs.uk

  9. PHD Leads in Hampshire & Isle of Wight • Southampton – Sarah.Denny@scpct.nhs.uk • Portsmouth – Joanne.Newton@ports.nhs.uk • Isle of Wight – Joyce.Wise@iow.nhs.uk • Hampshire – Ileana.Cahill@hampshirepct.nhs.uk www.nesc.nhs.uk

  10. PHD Leads in Thames Valley • Berkshire West & East - Chris.stannard@berkshire.nhs.uk • Buckinghamshire - Susie.richardson@buckspct.nhs.uk • Oxfordshire - Julie.higgs@oxfordshirepct.nhs.uk • Milton Keynes - Derys.pragnell@mkpct.nhs.uk www.nesc.nhs.uk

  11. We look forward to hearing from you… www.nesc.nhs.uk

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