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Welcome to the second edition

of Jigsaw our monthly newsletter

that aims to keep you up to date

and involved in the world of Public

Health. The last month has done a

lot to focus everyones attention

on Public Health issues whether it

was the contents of ready meals,

the obesity crisis or proposals to

tax fizzy drinks suddenly we be-

came the nations talking point. The

Horse Meat Scandal has again

shown how complicated the food

industry has become and the fact

that rationalizing services to save

money can have consequences. It

also highlighted the general lack of

knowledge about what actually

goes into our foods. Two of the

major Public Healthissues of the

past, Clean Air and Smoking wereeffectively dealt with by legislation

so is it time to take the same ap-

proach again? Successive cuts in

control make this an unlikely

prospect at the moment but an

NHS reeling from the Francis

Report will surely need all the

help it can get.

Partnership working is vital as we

lead up to April so it is concern-

ing to read that a recent poll

conducted by Environmental

Health News revealed that a

quarter of Local Authority EH

Managers had no interaction with

their Health and Wellbeing

Boards .

Time for Some Joined Up Thinking

DoH Responsibility Deal Still Needs Work

The Department of Health Pub-

lic Health Responsibility Deal is

due to be widened to includesmall and medium businesses.

The idea and a draft of the deal

was presented at a recent con-

sultation workshop with local

authority representatives. The

deal is aimed at encouraging busi-

nesses to influence healthy

choices and play an active part in

employee health. In Hertford-

shire 57% of all businesses that

took part in the 2011 BusinessSurvey had less than four em-

ployees, which is a picture that is

likely to be replicated throughout

the country. This being the casethe Department of Health defini-

tion of small business which in-

cludes those with under 250

employees makes the deal diffi-

cult to adopt at local level. Dwin-

dling Local Authority resources

were also highlighted as a major

issue with many delegates con-

cerned that a lack of focus on

outcomes would lead to ques-

tions about cost effectiveness.There appeared to be a lack of

real knowledge about the prob-

lems Local Authorities were

facing due to Government cuts a

fact that was acknowledged by

the authors of the deal docu-

ment. As a result of the consulta-

tion the Department of Health

will now be producing a further

draft for consideration prior to

publication. More details can be

found at:

http://responsibilitydeal.dh.gov.uk

February 2013Number Two

J IGSAW

The last month

In Public Health

Inside this issue:

Jigsaw Herts

Health & WellbeingStrategy Launch

2

Jigsaw UK

District Action on PublicHealth

3

Stanleys Stats

Our favourite Furbyreveals all!

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A monthly newsletter on Public Health for EHPs in Hertfordshire and beyond from Jigsaw PSPH

To subscribe to Jigsaw e-mail us at JigsawPSPH@gmail.com or visit us on Twitter https://twitter.com/JigsawPSPH

Were pleased that in Hertford-

shire weve made significant

progress thanks mainly to the

ability to meet Public Health

colleagues and quickly realise

we have a lot in common. We

still have different jargon and

different cultures but we share a

common aim. Its not really

about big unwieldy policy docu-

ments anymore weve found a

good chat over a cup of coffee

can be much more effective.

This will become even more

important as Local Authorities

contract further in the coming

years.

We hope you enjoy reading the

latest edition and as always if

you have any comments e-mail

us at jigsawpsph@gmail.com or

Tweet @jigsawpsph.

Pete & Sarah

Horse Meat scandal widens

and debate on Public Health

issues continues

Further work needed by DoH

on Public Health Responsibility

Deal for Small Business

Francis report is released and

reveals poor levels of care at

Mid Staffs Hospital

Poll reveals EnvironmentalHealth Managers feel left

out of Public Health

15 year old girl suffers serious

burns from sun bed exposure

EHPs investigate

Doctors call for tax on fizzy

drinks and ban on junk food

adverts before 9pm

Im a Public Health Professional Get Me

out of Here the Jigsaw podcast @

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You Tube viewers can watch two short

films on the make up of Public Health in the

County. The HealthWatch Hertfordshire

Short Film explains the role of HealthWatch

within the new Public Health framework

presented by Chair Sarah Wrenn and HCC

Head of Community wellbeing Tim Anfilogoff. Footage was taken

from the recent event at The Priory in Ware and if you are very

quick you can spot Jigsaw co editor Pete Hill in the audience.

Hertfordshires Health and Wellbeing Strategy is presented by

Health and Wellbeing Board Chair Cllr Richard Roberts and explains

the structure and function of the board as well as its aims for Public

Health in Hertfordshire. Both films can be watched on line at

www.YouTube.com

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Health & Wellbeing Strategy Launched

The Hertfordshire Health & Wellbeing Strategy was launched on

the 11th February at the Provider Engagement Event in Watford.

Amongst the presenters were Health & Wellbeing Board Chair

Cllr Richard Roberts, JSNA Manager Mark Jordan, and Deputy

Director of Commissioning and Resources Ian Macbeath. There

were also a number of examples of innovations from providers in

the county. The strategy can be viewed on line at

www.hertsdirect.org/hwb

If Not Now, When?

Hertfordshire has an excellent history of suc-

cessful partnership working and the strategy

presents a new and exciting opportunity to

build on these strengths.

Cllr Richard Roberts February 2013

The Nine Priorities of the

Health & Wellbeing Strategy

Reducing the harm caused by

alcohol

Reducing the harm from to-

bacco

Increasing physical activity and

promoting a healthy weight

Fulfilling lives for people with

learning disabilities

Living well with dementia

Enhancing quality of life for

people with long term condi-

tions

Supporting carers to care

Helping all families to thrive

Improving mental health and

emotional wellbeing

Weve been busy getting out

and about in the last month

attending the Health & Wellbe-

ing Strategy Launch, The Guard-

ian Public Health Dialogue, The

DoH Public Health Responsibil-

ity Deal Workshop, HPA TB

Conference and the HCC Sui-

cide and Self Harm Seminar.

Mental Health Awareness Training

We have been working with Andy Henderson and Eddie Slim from

Herts Partnership Trust to develop practical Mental Health Awareness

Training for EHPs and other front line staff. Research by the North

East Public Health Observatory has produced Community Mental

Health Profiles for each area with nationally 1 in 4 people thought to

be affected in the course of a year costing the economy up to 1.5

billion. Up until now EHPs and other Local Authority staff in Hertford-

shire have found it difficult to access the referral pathway for people

they come into contact with. Its hoped that closer collaboration with

Mental Health Services will solve this problem in the future.

Dont miss our presentation

Shoes Football & Public Health

at the joint Public Health /

Environmental Health event on

8th March at Campus West in

Welwyn Garden City. Its FREE

to attend so book your placenow as spaces are limited.

E-mail: hertsandbeds@cieh.org

JIGSAW HERTS News On Public Health In Hertfordshire

Brief Intervention

Training for EHPs

Wendy Took, Tobacco ControlManager for Hertfordshire is to teamup with the Herts and Beds Branch

of the Chartered institute of Environ-mental Health to offer Brief Interven-tion Training for attendees at BranchMeetings. It is hoped that the train-ing, which lasts less than 30 minutes,will be run at the end of the monthlymeetings throughout 2013. Thetraining covers how to approach thesubject of smoking, how to providepowerful 30 second stop smokingadvice and signpost smokers into the

service. More details from

E-mail: hertsandbeds@cieh.org

LinkedIn? Join the debate @ JigsawPSPH Public Health Forum www.linkedIn.com

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District Action on Public Health

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health

have worked in partnership with the District Councils Net-

work to produce a guide to how district councils can con-tribute towards the new health and wellbeing agenda inLocal Government. Using information on district servicesand providing a number of illustrative Local Authority casestudies to demonstrate how district councils will improvepublic health outcomes across the three strands of thePublic Health Outcomes Framework, Wider Determinants

of Health, Health Improvement and Health Protection.

Copies of the report can be downloaded from

www.districtcouncils.info

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Public Health & Licensing a Natural Fit Says Salford Mayor

Public health should be taken into account inevery licensing application to tackle problem

drinking.

Thats the message from Salford City Mayor Ian Stewartin a city which has the highest number of off licencesoutside Greater London. Mr Stewart is calling on thegovernment to give councils the power to consider thehealth and well-being of local people when deciding li-censing applications as part of measures to tackle prob-

lem drinking.At present we can consider crime, disorder,

public safety and any poten-tial harm to children and reject a licence application on any of those grounds. Morepeople are taken into hospital or die earlier than they should because of alcohol inSalford than most other places in England. Yet we cannot take into account any harm a

licence application may cause to public health and well being, he said.

Tax fizzy drinks and ban junk

food ads, say doctors

BBC News Feb 18th 2013

Duncan Selby appointed

April 2012 as the

Chief Executive Designate

Public Health England.

NICE to see you, to see you NICE!

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellencehas developed Public Health briefings for a range of dif-ferent topics. These briefings are meant for Local Au-thorities and their partner organisations. Current brief-

ings include:

PHB 1 Tobacco , PHB 2 Workplace Health, PHB 3 Physi-cal Activity, PHB 4 Health Inequalities and PopulationHealth, PHB 5 Guidance on Public Health Outcomes,PHB 6 Alcohol, PHB 7 Behaviour Change, PHB 8 Walking

and Cycling.

They are all available from the NICE website

www.nice.org.uk

Have We Got News for You

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Health & Safety Inspections Hit By Cuts

The number of council proactive inspections of high-risk category A premises

has fallen 44 per cent, according to new figures.

A report drafted for HELA, the Health and Safety Executives local authority liaison

committee, estimated councils will have carried out 2,560 proactive inspections at high

-risk premises in 2012/13, compared to 4,560 in the previous year.

The number of inspections at low-risk premisescategory B2 or Cfell from 49,419

to 10,245. The overall number of proactive inspections across all premises fell by 77

per cent.

It was also estimated a fifth of local authorities carried out no proactive inspections at

all.

Evidence, research and publication: a guide

for environmental health professionals

Was produced in 2012 in an attempt to improve research

skills amongst EHPs. As revealed last month inJigsaw

Environmental Health staff currently face an uneven play-

ing field when it comes to gathering evidence from re-

search studies as neither the CIEH or LGA will finance

access through Open Athens. Whilst that debate contin-

ues members of the Environmental Health Research Net-

work have produced a guide which will start to introduce

members of the profession to the skills that will be re-

quired to make successful bids to Health and Wellbeing

Boards. The approach is to try to make EHPs more

research focused and stresses the importance of evidence

based practice.

Published on http://www.lulu.com/ if youd like to find out

more e-mail us at Jigsawpsph@gmail.com.

We will also be working closely with the

Chartered Institute of Environmental Health

as a valued partner. Environmental Health

Practitioners are public health professionals

with an important role in the wider public

health family and they are fundamentally there

to protect and improve health. Environmental

Health was the original public health service

and environmental health professionals to this

day make a practical and lasting difference to

community safety, from trading standards

making sure goods and services are safe to

ensuring that the elderly do not live in condi-

tions that are infested by cockroaches and

bedbugs.

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2007 while spending 12 % more. They saved 6.8 %by trading down to

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Since 2007 UK households have bought less bread, lamb, beef, fish, fruit,

vegetables , potatoes and alcoholic drinks but more bacon.

Fruit purchases differed by 120 gramsper person per day between the

highest and lowest income groups.

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This year we have revised our quality improvement plan tofocus and cross referenced to the new Framework For Excel-lence so we are working towards meeting future expectationenabling a more workable and live document which has metwith the approval of the LLSC. The QIP is updated timely atthe SMT where each of the team are fully involved and ques-

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