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| FPH Bulletin – Issue 67 – September 2010 | |
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From the PresidentWelcome to this month's ebulletin. Normally, those of us who work in the northern hemisphere can expect August to be a relatively quiet month. Last year, pandemic influenza intervened. This August, we’ve been busy for a very different reason: the new coalition government has been getting into its stride on public health policy issues. Work continues apace on the implementation of the NHS white paper and on the development of the White Paper on the English public health system – including the proposed new national public health service Ministers want to publish the public health paper before the Christmas recess and, in practical terms, this means the policies have to be sorted out in some detail by October. Hence, it seems, the current haste to get things in place. The results of the FPH survey will steer our input to the national discussions and it’s vital that it really does reflect all our members’ views. If you haven’t completed it already, please go to FPH Survey on Government White Paper , as it closes today. The results will be on the FPH website as soon as they have been collated and analysed, so that you can use them to inform your own discussions. The white paper will also be an opportunity for the Government to set out its approach to managing the tension and synergies between regulation and personal responsibility for health. Although recent ministerial speeches and press lines from the Department of Health imply a reluctance to regulate, last month’s FPH/Yougov surve, publilshed in our Healthy Nudges report, has demonstrated clearly that there are important policy areas where the majority of the UK public would welcome more, rather than less, regulation. Councillors, MPs and Ministers would be well-advised to take note. Lindsey
FPH newsFPH Annual Public Health Lecture and Awards Ceremony 6 October 2010, London Guest Lecturer: Zsuzsanna Jakab, WHO Regional Director, Europe This prestigious event will take place at One Great George Street, London. This is a free event – open to all members and non-members. FPH is honoured to welcome Ms Zsuzsanna Jakab, WHO Regional Director for Europe, to present the FPH Annual Public Health Lecture. This will be followed by the FPH Award Ceremony to celebrate the admittance of new members and fellows, recognise members’ achievements and reward excellence and innovation in public health. You are then invited to join us for a reception, providing the ideal opportunity for you to meet with friends and colleagues. To attend this event please email events@fph.org.uk providing your full contact details. (Please note: places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis). For further information and event programme visit the FPH website.
Vacancies for MFPH Examiners FPH is seeking to expand its pool of examiners for both the Part A MFPH and Part B MFPH examinations. Examiners play an integral role in the delivery and maintenance of standards for FPH examinations. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the FPH examination process whilst providing successful applicants with exposure to a number of personal development opportunities. Interested parties should submit their CV and a covering note, indicating their willingness to undertake the tasks and priorities required. Applications should be emailed, clearly stating in the subject line the role they are interested in (ie. ‘Part A MFPH Examiner’), to educ@fph.org.uk by 1 October 2010. For further information, including links to job descriptions, visit our Work for FPH web page.
Seeking a New Chair of Mental Health Committee The FPH Mental Health Committee is currently seeking a new chair. The committee meets quarterly (including via teleconference). The new chair will also attend the Policy, Advocacy and Communications Committee meetings which also meets quarterly. For further information on this post, please email Hannah Pugh at hannahpugh@fph.org.uk. If you would like to apply, please complete the nomination form and send to Hannah by 8 September 2010.
Reminder: Membership Survey on Government White Paper A final reminder that members have today to complete the FPH survey on the Government White Paper Equality and Excellence: Liberating the NHS. Please go to FPH Survey on Government White Paper to take part.
FPH Response to Alcohol Consultation The Faculty of Public Health has responded to HM Treasury’s informal consultation, asking for targeted measures that can directly impact on public health outcomes. The Government will report back in the autumn. This consultation response, and others, can be read at
New Chair of Cardiovascular Health Committee Appointed Dr Helen Walters has been appointed as the new chair of the Cardiovascular Health Committee. Dr Walters has been a member of the Committee since 2007, and is currently a Director of Public Health in Westminster. FPH thanks Professor Simon Capewell for his tenure as chair since 2007, in which time the committee has published position statements and undertaken advocacy campaigns on traffic-light food labelling, fat and sugar. The committee also produced a toolkit on childhood obesity, Healthy weight, healthy lives, in conjunction with National Heart Forum, the Department of Health and Department of Children, Schools and Families. All these publications can be downloaded from FPH Policy Reports.
FPH eventsHealth, Culture and Scotland: New Challenges, New Opportunities Date: 11-12 November 2010 How can the public health community identify, promote and secure the changes that are needed to improve Scotland's health? How might the recession affect our thinking? How can we better understand and influence the effect on health of cultures in Scotland? And how can we impart the importance of the early years in improving health and tackling inequalities? These are just some of the questions to be explored in this year's programme which will feature keynote presentations from influential national and international speakers. For more information contact publichealth@shscevents.co.uk To book a place please visit SHSC Events.
Public health newsCall for Experts The National Library for Public Health's 2010 Annual Evidence Update on Sexual Health will be published in November. The update focuses on HIV/AIDS and behaviour change in high-risk populations. If you have expertise in this area of public health then the National Library for Public Health would be interested in collaborating with you to review search strategy, vet results and provide expert commentary on the evidence Email library@nepho.org.uk. For reference, the 2009 sexual health update is available at NHS Evidence.
GP Inquiry Paper on Health Promotion As part of its ongoing inquiry into the quality of general practice in England, the King’s Fund has published a paper on health promotion and ill-health prevention To inform its work, the Kings Fund's independent inquiry panel commissioned a research project to examine the contribution of general practice to health promotion and ill-health prevention and the resulting paper - General Practice and Health Promotion - assesses what good-quality care in this area might look like and how it might be measured. The review focuses on four specific areas of activity: childhood immunisation, smoking cessation, cardiovascular disease and obesity. More details can be found at the King's Fund website. Comments on the paper can be made via the website and help feed into the Inquiry. All comments are seen by the independent panel and taken on board for consideration of the final inquiry report in November.
Health Protection Profiles The Health Protection Profiles, a national project of the Health Protection Agency, is due for online launch in September. The profiles, which will be carried on the HPA’s website, have been produced to provide the public with key surveillance information in a visual and easy-to-grasp way. As such, development work has drawn from extensive engagement with the public, over both content and presentation, and their launch comes at a time of increased emphasis on the accessibility of health-based data. The profiles currently span 19 indicators, ranging from vaccine-preventable disease to environmental hazards. In-depth data is also available, providing quick access to interactive maps, with options of building custom-data tables by locality The profiles are available on the HPA website for a preview period, prior to planned launch on 15 September when the profiles web pages will be linked up to home and topic pages. The profiles can be found at: Health Protection Profiles.
The PHCN Casebook: Can You Do Your Bit During the Changes? This is an initiative from the Public Health Commissioning Network (PHCN) encouraging public health professionals to share lessons learned from challenging or interesting work. Every day across the NHS and in local government the same decisions and situations are faced, such as how best to implement a new service or seek engagement on a particular issue. The Casebook helps organisations and individuals to be more efficient and knowledgeable by making use of others’ experiences. Casebook articles are very brief, their principal aim being to highlight an area of work someone has had an experience in, and provide an easy way to contact that individual (usually an email address). Simply send a one-sentence email to tomporter@nhs.net and you will be contacted to help with developing a Casebook article. We would strongly encourage all FPH Fellows, Members and trainee members to think about what they could submit, especially during this period of change, to capture our collective knowledge. You can browse the first three issues of the Casebook at PHCN Casebook website.
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In this issue:
From the President FPH in the newsDon’t call me fat or obese. Just leave us alone Health expert backs ban on bargain booze Scourge of cheap booze Interview with John Middleton on the Manchester by-law on alcohol minimum pricing Sheffield urged to follow London cycling scheme Top GP condemns Britons for recklessly neglecting their health Personal responsibility health agenda welcomed FPH Healthy Nudges report: How to get public health policy right: listen to the public Smoking ban in cars carrying children backed by majority Public calls for more direct government action to fight Public shows support for mandatory drinks labelling Clearer labelling on food and drink products Public support labelling recommendations British Lung Foundation letter on Healthy Nudges report On the FPH blogNational disasters, such as the Pakistan floods, pose challenges to the public health community across the globe. Read on the FPH blog. Public health eventsFor more information on any of these events please visit the FPH events website 12th Annual Meeting of the SRNT Europe Personalisation and Peer Support – The Mental Health
Education and Training Agenda Health Protection 2010 Forensic Mental Health and Women Clinical Audit and Revalidation Becoming a Healthy NHS Board Procurement in the NHS 2010 NHS Funding - the End of the Golden Years? Safety 2010 World Conference Health, Wealth and Ways of Life Health, Wealth and Ways of Life Improving Patient Safety Bees, Food and Human Health Promoting Positive Mental Health in Health Professionals The Responsible Officer - Implementation: Moving Forward 3 Day Health Impact Assessment Training Course, FPH Annual Dinner, Awards Ceremony and Public Health Lecture Developing Care Plans for Long Term Conditions Aiming High for Drug and Alcohol Treatment Occupational Asthma Workshop (1 day course) Public Mental Health and Wellbeing: Measurement, Determinants and Promotion Delivering Disinvestment Improving Medical Education Through Effective Educational Leadership A Practical Guide to Strengthened Appraisal and Revalidation: The Way Ahead A Practical Guide to Developing Your Skills as an Effective Clinical Director 3rd joint European Public Health Conference Health, Culture and Scotland: New Challenges, New Opportunities A Home for Life Conference Network: Towards Unity for Health 2010 Conference Workshop on Lung Function Tests, Asthma and Work Fit for Work? Securing the Health of the Working Age Population The Cure for All Ills is not to Sit Still: Raising the Profile of Physical Activity in Primary Care Child Public Health Special Interest Group (CPHIG) Conference 2010 Concepts of Epidemiology - Introductory Crash Course For more information please visit the FPH events website |
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