Public health post-2013 Contents

Contents

Terms of Reference

Summary

1 Introduction

Tackling the broader determinants of health—a top priority for Government

What is public health and why is it important?

A major change in public health

Why have we looked at public health?

2 Funding

Summary

Conclusions and recommendations

3 The new system

Systematically improving public health and addressing unnecessary variation

Summary

Sector-led improvement

Public health outcomes

Conclusions and recommendations

Politics and evidence

Conclusions and recommendations

Boundary issues and fragmentation

Summary

Health and Wellbeing Boards

Commissioning of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for HIV

Conclusions and recommendations

Leadership for public health at a national level

Health in All Policies nationally

Cabinet sub-committee for public health

Relationship between DH and PHE

Relationship between PHE and NHS England

Conclusions and recommendations

4 Enabling public health teams to work effectively

Access to data

Summary

Conclusions and recommendations

The public health workforce

Movement of staff across sectors

Statutory regulation of all public health specialists

Conclusions and recommendations

5 Case study: Health protection

Summary

Conclusions and recommendations

6 Case study: Health in all policies

Summary

Conclusions and recommendations

7 The role of the NHS in public health

Summary

Conclusions and recommendations

Conclusions and recommendations

Annex – supplementary information about problems with access to public health data

Annex: Visit to Coventry City Council

Formal Minutes

Witnesses

Published written evidence

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament





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