About Us
What is the North of Scotland Public Health Network
The North of Scotland Public Health Network is a collaboration between NHS Grampian, NHS Highland, NHS Orkney, NHS Shetland, NHS Tayside and NHS Western Isles. Our role is to promote improvements in health and contribute to reducing health inequalities across the North of Scotland. To achieve this, those involved work collaboratively, where this adds value, to plan and deliver equitable, high quality and effective Public Health services and activities for the benefit of the population of the North of Scotland.
Aims and Objectives of the Network
The aim of NosPHN is to bring people working in public health across North of Scotland together to plan and deliver activities, projects and programmes at the regional level to improve population health, where it makes sense and adds value to do this.
- To support the North of Scotland Directors of Public Health to develop a shared regional vision for public health
- Undertake pieces of work to deliver on regional priorities
- Connect public health practitioners and specialists to share knowledge, exchange information and co-ordinate public health activity
- Promote and support remote, rural and island sensitive practice to improve population health
How You Can Get Involved
Talk to your manager or one of the NoSPHN Steering Group to identify work you might be able to get involved in. North of Scotland Directors of Public Health receive requests for staff to come forward for pieces of work or to contribute to discussions.
Or are you part of a group or progressing work which you think might benefit from a regional Public Health approach? If so please let your manager know or contact Kim Penman, NoSPHN Programme manager at kim.penman@nhs.scot