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What has Public Health got to offer Local Authorities?

What has Public Health got to offer Local Authorities?. Dr Tony Hill Joint Director of Public Health NHS Lincolnshire & Lincolnshire CC. What is Public Health about then?. Health Protection Health Improvement Healthcare Public Health Reducing Health Inequalities.

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What has Public Health got to offer Local Authorities?

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  1. What has Public Health got to offer Local Authorities? Dr Tony HillJoint Director of Public HealthNHS Lincolnshire & Lincolnshire CC

  2. What is Public Health about then? • Health Protection • Health Improvement • Healthcare Public Health • Reducing Health Inequalities

  3. What about the way PH works? • Basic science is Epidemiology – Who gets What and Where and When and How! • Foundation stones are • Assessing population need • Using evidence of what works • The social determinants of health are paramount • Prevention is better than cure • Many outcomes can only be achieved by working with others

  4. Local government’s new public health functions • commissioning a range of services from a range of providers from different sectors • tackling the causes of ill-health & reducing health inequalities eg the way they operate the planning system • promoting and protecting health • promoting social justice and safer communities • key partnerships with other agencies

  5. What are the links with LA services? • Children’s services • Adult Social Care • Community Safety • Spatial Planning • Leisure and Recreation • Housing • Transport and Highways Both Top tier and District services

  6. What are the links with the NHS? • Continued public health advice and support to CCGs • Co-production of JSNA and JHWS with HNS colleagues • Public Health advice and advocacy to NHS Commissioning Board through Public Health England on Specialised Commissioning • Oversight of Health Protection, Screening etc systems

  7. USP of Public Health • Can offer specialist knowledge and advice • Linkages between different organisations (especially in NHS) resulting in • Integrated approaches – Excellent Ageing • Better outcomes – Spatial Planning, Worklessness • Better value for money – Joint Commissioning of prevention services for children • System Leadership - JHWS

  8. Any Questions?

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