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A briefing paper on the BMA's concerns about the significant threat to England’s public health specialist workforce as a direct result of the recent SHA and PCT reconfigurations. The reduction in their numbers has resulted in a commensurate reduction in the number of public health doctors.Commissioning a Patient Led NHS – PCT reconfiguration, letter April 2007
A letter to consultants and Directors of Public Health in England from the Comittee of Public Health Medicine and Community Health on the human resource implications of the reorganisation of Strategic Health Authorities and Primary Care Trusts.Commissioning a Patient Led NHS – PCT reconfiguration, letter April 2007
A letter from the BMA to Strategic Health Authorities and Regional Directors offering to work in partnership to consolidate and develop the Public Health function in England during the current NHS reorganisation.Public health in PCTs: Capacity for delivery, March 2007
This document assists Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) in assessing their need for specialist public health capacity following “Commissioning a Patient Led NHS”. It provides suggested configurations of Public Health DepartmentsCommissioning a Patient Led NHS – PCT reconfiguration, letter December 2006
A letter from the BMA to Strategic Health Authority human resource cluster leads offering to work in partnership to consolidate and develop the Public Health function in England during the current NHS reorganisation.Commissioning a patient led NHS - changes in public health arrangements, 26 July 2006
A letter to newly appointed directors of public health from Dr Spencer Jones, chairman of the Committee for Public Health Medicine and Community Health offering to work in partnership to consolidate and develop the Public Health function in England. This is aimed at maintaining public health capacityAn opportunity for better public health, October 2005
This paper addresses the value of Public Health in all its functions, considering the case for strong Public Health leadership in the context of Local Authorities and how to achieve this when coterminousity of boundaries does not fit well with economies of scale.Letter to all Chief Executives of Strategic Health Authorities from the Chairman of the CPHMCH, Peter Tiplady, 15 September 2005
A letter to all SHAs from the Chairman of the CPHMCH, Peter Tiplady, on 15 September 2005 which outlines the CPHMCH's position on Commissioning a Patient Led NHS. It advocated joint appointments and coterminosity with local government
Commissioning a patient-led NHS FAQs
Frequently asked questions about the appointment process and the employment implications for members in public health as a result of PCT reconfiguration.Read more here