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Policy Update

Policy Update. Presented by David Hunter Professor of Health Policy and Management 5 th June 2013. Key Issues (1). Coming out of transition: how does it feel? New structures in place: what about new cultures and ways of working? Public Health England gone live: priorities for 2013/14

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Policy Update

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  1. Policy Update Presented by David Hunter Professor of Health Policy and Management 5th June 2013

  2. Key Issues (1) • Coming out of transition: how does it feel? • New structures in place: what about new cultures and ways of working? • Public Health England gone live: priorities for 2013/14 • Emphasis on ‘sector-led improvement’ using the PHOF • Public health workforce strategy • NICE public health quality standards

  3. Key Issues (2) • Impact of welfare reforms • Widening income gap: doubling of millionaires in the UK • Increasing child poverty: IFS, OECD • Queen’s speech: retreat on coalition government’s public health policy commitments

  4. Public Health England: Priorities for 2013/14 (1) 5outcome-focused priorities: • Reducing preventable deaths and burden of ill health: health checks • Reducing the burden of disease: dementia, drug dependency, sexual health, mental health • Protection from infectious diseases and environmental hazards, including resistance to antibiotics • Giving children and young people the best start in life • Improving health in the workplace

  5. Public Health England: Priorities for 2013/14 (2) 2 cross-cutting and underpinning priorities: • Promoting place-based public health systems • Developing capacity and capability to provide professional, scientific and delivery expertise to local authorities, the NHS and other partners

  6. NICE Quality Standards • 3 topics announced • Reducing tobacco use in the community • Preventing harmful alcohol use • Strategies to prevent obesity in adults and children

  7. Guidance and Quality Standards A comprehensive set of recommendations for a particular condition or service area ‘Sentinel markers’ A prioritised set of concise, measureable statements designed to drive quality improvements across a pathway of care

  8. What is the Government’s Stance on Public Health? • Policy reversals • Alcohol minimum unit pricing • Plain packaging of tobacco products • What is the role of policy advocacy? • Whose job is it?

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