OUR WORK
We work in many different ways to improve a population’s health. Some examples are shared below. Please feel free to contact us for more details of them or any of our other work.
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Strategy
Mental wellbeing strategies for local partnerships
Designed and led multi-agency strategies aiming to increase resident’s mental wellbeing (for unitary and 2-tier authority areas). A collaborative approach integrating ICS, wider council, district and voluntary plans was used, to ensure strategies were co-produced.
Sector Led Improvement for suicide prevention
We used Sector Led Improvement principles, to develop a bespoke support programme for Public health suicide leads across a Region. Identified training needs, designed and delivered a package to meet them. Focus areas were neurodiversity; data challenges; simulated scenarios to aid system-wide response planning.
Becoming a Public Health Council
We refreshed and re-established the Health in All Policies approach across a unitary council. We developed a new framework and approach and worked with team members to change the narrative to enable them to work collaboratively across the council.
Evaluation, audit & needs assessment
Mental Health Needs Assessment
A comprehensive quantitative and qualitative assessment of the mental and wellbeing needs across an ICB geographical footprint. Presented as a suite of accessible resources ‘Data’, ‘Voices’ and ‘Action’.
Drug related death audit
Designed audit tool to audit all drug related deaths in a county over 4 years. Led a team to complete the audit. Analysed and developed thematic findings with recommendations for the local multi-agency suicide partnership. Included psychological well-being for suicide audit team.
Evaluation of community cancer awareness projects
Worked across 5 London boroughs with multiple community & voluntary organisations, all commissioned to deliver cancer screening awareness projects. We built relationships with each, to co-produce an evaluation framework, then delivered training to build their evaluation capability and collectively evaluate the interventions, including quality community feedback.
Review
Increasing Public Health Nursing Capacity
Conducted a rapid review of practice across Local Authorities in England with baselining of a LA’s current School Nursing Service . Used qualitative research methods; semi-structured interviews, in-person workshops and focus groups. Compiled recommendations and options for change for commissioners.
Public Health Functions in a Local Authority
Literature and good practice review on how public health operates across the country with a focus on getting best use from the Public Heath Grant.
Review of Real Time Surveillance of Suspected Suicide System
Review of a Region-wide surveillance system for suspected suicides. Recommendations for change identified and delivery of a supportive approach to managing the change required for improvements.
Education and training
Public Health in Paediatrics toolkit
Research, development, design and workshop facilitation of a toolkit for trainee paediatric doctors in achieving competence in health promotion and illness prevention as part of clinical practice
Bespoke support package for Specialty registration by Portfolio
Design and delivery of 1:1 support, and facilitated workshops , with organisational advice and support, for individuals and their managers, submitting pre-applications and full portfolio submissions for those eligible for UKPHR’s Specialist Registration By Portfolio Assessment (SRBPA).
Development of Advanced Clinical Practice with expertise in public health credential
Led the development a multi-professional advanced practice credential, supporting the NHS Long-term plan to embed population health and prevention into clinical services, including convening steering group, designing the content and taking credential through HEE’s endorsement process.