GEOGRAPHY AND POPULATION COVERED BY THE TEAM
NHS Tayside covers a wide area and three local councils (Perth & Kinross, Angus and Dundee City) and patients from North Fife also access services in Tayside. There are joint services between NHS Tayside and NHS Fife including ENT, Vascular Surgery and International Radiology.
The approximate populations are: Tayside Total Population 410,000; Angus 116,000; Dundee 149,000; Perth and Kinross 148,000.
Each of the 3 local councils now has a Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP). Medicine for the Elderly is also hosted by the HSCPs and further development for other health services to be hosted by HSCPs rather than NHS Tayside is ongoing.
There are 2 hospitals which admit acute general medical patients and provide in-patient services. Ninewells Hospital, Dundee and Perth Royal Infirmary. The hospitals are 20 miles apart and there is a direct bus service to facilitate travel. There are a number of intermediate care hospitals in Angus and Perth & Kinross which also provide out-patient services. Ninewells Hospital and Medical School is a large teaching hospital for the University of Dundee, and houses most medical and surgical disciplines with supporting laboratory services. Stracathro Hospital has been developed as an out-patient diagnostic and treatment centre.
APPROX PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE CAPACITY
Public Health HC 135; WTE 117
Vaccination Services HC 130; WTE 102
HOW WORKFORCE IS STRUCTURED AND TYPES OF PUBLIC HEALTH ROLES WITHIN
The directorate comprises of approximately 265 individuals. Whilst most people work within specific areas of activity and teams, cross-working and collaboration is encouraged where possible.
We have a Strategic Leadership Team (SLT), which comprises workstream leads representing the full breadth of Directorate activity and provides the collective Public Health Leadership and overarching governance for the Directorate.
We have the following portfolios of work in delivery, each has a lead and then teams associated with related areas:
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- Health Promotion Services
- Health Protection Services
- Screening (Adult and Pregnancy/Newborn)
- Sexual Health & Blood Borne Virus
- Vaccination Services
- Health Intelligence
- Public Mental Health
- Health Care Public Health