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Healthy lives, healthy people The Public Health White Paper

Discover the Public Health White Paper by Dr. Adrian Dawson, outlining a vision to uplift the nation’s health standards and aid the disadvantaged. Emphasizing equity and excellence, the paper addresses a statutory duty for local authorities to enhance population health, incentivizes progress with a health premium, and introduces a dedicated Department of Public Health. Through community engagement and voluntary sector involvement, this paper aims to boost local capacity, promote prevention activities, and encourage diverse service providers. Explore the outlined outcomes framework aimed at transparency, accountability, and improved health indicators, supporting partnerships and innovation. Join the consultation on utilizing voluntary and independent sectors for health improvement plans and enabling a wide range of providers to contribute to healthcare services effectively.

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Healthy lives, healthy people The Public Health White Paper

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  1. Healthy lives, healthy peopleThe Public Health White Paper Dr Adrian Dawson Director of Public Health Bournemouth and Poole

  2. The White Paper • Builds on Equity and Excellence – liberating the NHS • High level vision for public health designed to ‘improve and protect the nation’s health and improves the health of the poorest, fastest • Complements personalisation and prevention agenda for adult social services

  3. Highlights • Statutory duty for local authorities to improve the health of the population • Health premium available to local authorities to reward them for improvements • New national Department of Public Health • Incentives for GPs to be involved

  4. Local issues • Local authorities will want to contracts for services with a wide range of providers • Local communities need to be more engaged to deliver outcomes • Local people will have more access to information about commissioning decisions, funding and outcomes

  5. Voluntary sector involvement • DH will work to ensure voluntary sector is supported to provide services • DH hopes that local authorities will use grant funding to build local capacity and prevention activities • Commissioning on an any willing provider basis

  6. Role in Commissioning • JSNA • Patient / carer / user feedback • PLACE based initiatives • Development and innovation (Planning) • Big Green Fortnight

  7. Outcomes framework • Outlines the government goals • Improves transparency and accountability • Provides incentives through the health premium • Provides indicators for health improvement, prevention and protection • Support partnerships

  8. Consultation • What mechanisms would best enable local authorities to utilise voluntary and independent sector capacity to support health improvement plans? • What can be done to ensure the widest possible range of providers are supported to play a full part in providing health and wellbeing services?

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