Initial feedback from the Public Health review emphasised the importance of public health and the need for work around on the shared services review, workforce planning, leadership and partnership working and ensuring appropriate investment in the public health functions. This, along with changes in senior staffing in the Island Health Boards prompted this programme of work looking at the sustainability and resilience of current / planned service provision. The programme considered how optimise opportunities for further regional planning in the delivery of public health functions and collaborative working arrangements.
The work of the group was undertaken in two phases:
Phase 1 (to the end of January 2016) produced a professional advice paper responding to the request of the NHS Orkney Chief Executive for advice on models for delivery in NHS Orkney and to ensure any service changes are sustainable, resilient and robust.
Phase 2 (to the end of March 2016) delivered a professional advice paper describing how the NoS Public Health Network aims to develop in partnership and voice to ensure we have impact locally, regionally and nationally in the context of future developments
Terms of reference: Draft terms of reference Securing and Strengthening the delivery of Public Health in the NoS v200116 (3)
NB The papers for this programme are password protected and only available to the working group members and are not for wider access/ circulation.