By James Gore What are the challenges facing registrars and newly qualified public health consultants today? What training opportunities are there to fully maximise employment potential? These were the questions raised during a session at the FPH Annual Conference. Addressing the concerns and speaking on a range of topics were a varied panel including Judy [...]
Archive for July, 2011
FPH Annual Conference – Public Health in a Changing World – Your public health career – where next? Options and opportunities
Posted in Uncategorized on July 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
FPH Annual Conference – Public Health in a Changing World – The new commissioners on the block: learning from GP pathfinders and emerging Health and Wellbeing Boards
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By Sarah North This session at the FPH conference was led by Dr Sarah Aitken, Dr Alison Talbot-Smith and Mrs Clare Wichbold, all from Herefordshire PCT – an early adopter of the white paper proposals, they have already health and wellbeing board. The health and wellbeing board must provide effective leadership, an integrated commissioning role, [...]
FPH Annual Conference – Public Health in a Changing World – A new approach to mental health and wellbeing
Posted in Public Health Events on July 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
By Sarah North It’s time to take a new approach to mental health and wellbeing. This was the basis of the session led by Sarah Stewart-Brown, FPH’s Mental Health Committee Chair, with Ruth Hussey and Jude Stansfield co-presenting, and who made a clear case for embedding mental health and wellbeing within public health action. Although [...]
FPH Annual Conference – Public Health in a Changing World – Local Government and Better Health
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By Dr John Middleton, Director of Public Health for Sandwell and FPH Vice President A packed lecture theatre of over 150 health and local authority professionals, gathered to hear Councillor David Sprason, Councillor Ernie White and Dr Peter Marks about their work in Leicestershire County Council, and from Councillor Ann Jaron and Dr John Middleton [...]
