Synopses & Reviews
This book is the most comprehensive and detailed look ever taken at the development and makeup of the public health workforce in England. It traces the history of public health in England through to the present day, covering policy changes and alterations in status and public recognition, as well as offering a reflection on the newest changes to the public health system in England and making useful comparisons with the rest of the UK. The result will be of use to scholars and practitioners alike.
Synopsis
Including the voices of key protagonists in the development of the public health workforce, this book is an important addition to the history of public health in England. It charts events leading to the unique achievement, from 2003, of specialist status, equivalent to public health medical consultants, for those from non-medical backgrounds. Setting these changes in context it discusses implications for practitioners and the wider UK public health workforce. A lively and comprehensive review of policy change, Multidisciplinary public health: Understanding the development of the modern workforce concludes with a reflection on the new public health system under way in England, making useful comparisons with the rest of the UK. This is an invaluable resource for anyone with an interest in public health, including public health academics and relevant postgraduate students.
Synopsis
A lively and comprehensive review of policy change in England, making useful comparisons with the rest of the UK. It includes the voices of key protagonists in the development of the public health workforce.
About the Author
Jenny Wright is a registered specialist in the public health sector.Fiona Sim is chair of the Royal Society for Public Health.Katie Ferguson is a senior public health officer in local government.
Table of Contents
Introduction and methods
Developing the specialty of public health
The multidisciplinary public health movement of the 1990s
Changes for specialists I: Setting up a multidisciplinary public health senior appointments process
Changes for specialists II: The new regulatory system for specialists
Changes for specialists III: The establishment of multidisciplinary higher specialist training in public health
The focus on practitioners and the wider workforce
Where we are now? The new public health system in England from April 2013
Experience across the other UK countries
Conclusion