What has Public Health got to offer Local Authorities?

Dr Tony HillJoint Director of Public Health

NHS Lincolnshire & Lincolnshire CC

What is Public Health about then?• Health Protection• Health Improvement• Healthcare Public Health

• Reducing Health Inequalities

What about the way PH works?• Basic science is Epidemiology – Who gets What

and Where and When and How!• Foundation stones are

– Assessing population need– Using evidence of what works– The social determinants of health are paramount– Prevention is better than cure– Many outcomes can only be achieved by working with

others

Local government’s new public health functions

• commissioning a range of services from a range of providers from different sectors

• tackling the causes of ill-health & reducing health inequalities eg the way they operate the planning system

• promoting and protecting health• promoting social justice and safer communities• key partnerships with other agencies

What are the links with LA services?• Children’s services• Adult Social Care• Community Safety• Spatial Planning• Leisure and Recreation• Housing• Transport and Highways

Both Top tier and District services

What are the links with the NHS?

• Continued public health advice and support to CCGs• Co-production of JSNA and JHWS with HNS

colleagues• Public Health advice and advocacy to NHS

Commissioning Board through Public Health England on Specialised Commissioning

• Oversight of Health Protection, Screening etc systems

USP of Public Health

• Can offer specialist knowledge and advice • Linkages between different organisations

(especially in NHS) resulting in– Integrated approaches – Excellent Ageing– Better outcomes – Spatial Planning, Worklessness– Better value for money – Joint Commissioning of

prevention services for children

• System Leadership - JHWS

Any Questions?