Dr Andrew Furber Director of Public Health Changing Landscape of Health

Dr Andrew Furber

Director of Public Health

Changing Landscape of Health

Health and Social Care Act 2012

everything you wanted to know

but were afraid to ask

Local Public Health

• Ring fenced grant to local authorities• Director of Public Health• Public health responsibilities of the council:

– Health improvement– Health protection– Health and social care service improvement

Health and Wellbeing Boards

• Brings together NHS, social care, public health and HealthWatch

• Undertake the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA)

• Produce a Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy (JHWS)

Opportunities

• Your local Director of Public Health• Engage in the:

– Joint Strategic Needs (and Asset) Assessment– Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy– Health and Wellbeing Board

Priorities

• Promoting healthy lifestyles• Early intervention• Long term conditions • Older people • Inequalities• Mental health