services

We work in many different ways to improve the population’s health. Some examples are below.

Strategies and system working

  • Mental Wellbeing Strategies for local Partnerships

Designed and led collective multi-agency strategies focusing on the mental wellbeing of residents (unitary authority and county council level). A key focus on prevention, integrating with ICS plans, wider council services that influence and promote positive well-being and bringing partners on the strategy development journey.  

Mental-Wellbeing-Strategy-2022.pdf

Mental Wellbeing Plan 2023

  • Sector Led Improvement Programme for Suicide Prevention 

Developed a bespoke supportive approach for Public Health Suicide Prevention workforce across a Region with identification of training needs, followed by design and delivery of interactive Learning Programme with Sector Led improvement being the key focus.  Key elements Neurodiversity and poorer mental health, Data challenges and simulated scenarios of system-wide response to suspected suicides.

  • Increasing Public Health Nursing Capacity

Conducted a rapid review of practice across Local Authorities in England with baselining of the current School Nursing Service within a Local Authority geographical area.  A qualitative research approach was undertaken alongside focused in-person workshops and focus groups which resulted in the compilation of recommendations and options of approaches for commissioners.

  • Development of a ‘middle-aged’ Place-based intervention

Early engagement with a range of key community agencies (CVS, NHS and LA) within a geographical area of deprivation.  Workshops designed and delivered to enable collective idea generation, prioritisation aligned with evidence to inform the future direction of the project and funding.

  • System assessment of childhood immunisations and vaccinations

Facilitation amongst Immunisation Leads across a Region as part of a Sector Led Improvement Programme to articulate strengths and challenges.  The development of a self-assessment tool for leads to stimulate discussion across the system and agree which areas require focused attention.

Reviews and audit

  • 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.

  • Becoming a Public Health Council

Refreshing and reestablishing the Health in All Policies approach across a unitary council by providing a new framework, approach and changing the narrative of how to work collaboratively with other council departments. 

  • Real Time Surveillance of Suspected Suicide System Review

Review of a Region-wide surveillance system for suspected suicides with a supportive approach to managing the change required for improvements.

  • Collation of Practice – First 1,001 Days
  • School Nursing Service – review of national and local practice
  • Review of local Child Death Overview Panel
  • Review of Public Health Grant Spend
  • Public Health Workforce and career pathways

Needs assessment, Evaluations and Audit

  • ICB Mental Health Needs Assessment
  • Sexual Health Qualitative Needs Assessment of 2 priority groups
  • Evaluation of community cancer awareness projects
  • Suicide Audit
  • Drug-Related Deaths Audit

Education, training and capacity building – wider workforce

  • Health Equity Audit training and support to healthcare providers
  • Deliver Faculty of Public Health Masterclasses

Facilitator of Masterclasses for professionals gaining Public Health Practitioner Accreditation including the wider public health workforce.  Delivery aimed at a Degree / Level 6 standard.

Education, training and capacity building – public health workforce

  • Development of a support package for those applying for UKPHR Specialist Registration by Portfolio (SRBPA)
  • Individual support for those considering SRBPA
  • UKPHR Moderator for Public Health Practitioners
  • Public Health Practitioner Training Directory
  • Module lead – Enabling Change for Health Improvement, University of Southampton
  • Independent Assessor – Public Health Apprenticeship