Other Public Health Collaborations / Projects
Supporting the Wider Workforce
Population Health Fellowships
Population Health is an approach aimed at improving the health of an entire population. It is about improving the physical and mental health outcomes and wellbeing of people, while reducing health inequalities within and across a defined population. It includes action to reduce the occurrence of ill-health, including addressing wider determinants of health, and requires working with communities and partner agencies. (Source: PHE Multi-agency Stakeholder Forum 2019)
The national population health fellowship recruits fellows from a wide range of backgrounds including nursing, pharmacy, medicine, speech and language therapy, dietetics, orthotics and physiotherapy. They are seconded part-time (for two days per week) to the fellowship, alongside their permanent post, and experience a mixture of blended and experiential learning. The aim is to encourage and support the development of population health strategies and approaches within the NHS and wider community.
The fourth cohort began in September 2023 and you can use this link for all information regarding to the fellowship and information about cohort five once it is made available.
To register your interest for the London fellowship posts (you must be working in London) please email england.publichealthlondon@nhs.net
Supporting GP trainees
Integrated Training Posts
The London School of Public Health and London GP school are working together in a commitment to increasing the amount of time spent in Public Health placements for each trainee on the 3 year GP Speciality training programme.
With the practice-based component of GP training programme increasing from 18 to 24 months, the GP school are keen to increase the opportunities available to trainees.
We are very pleased to be able to offer a unique Integrated Training Post in Public Health.
Our Public Health placements offer an opportunity for GP trainees to gain experience working in a non-clinical environment, building on clinical knowledge, and actively engaging in addressing clinical, organisational, and societal challenges at a population level. Integrated post (ITP) consists of 3 days at a general practice, and 2 days in a public health organisation, for a 6-month duration.
How to host a GP trainee?
We are always looking for organisations within London to host a GP trainee.
In order for your organisation to host a GP trainee, a Public Health Educational Supervisor (ES)is required. The ES does not need to be medically trained, they just need to be a public health ES (active or not active currently), to ensure the GP trainee gets a full learning experience while on their Public Health placement. We also ask the ES to complete a job description for their organisation using a template which we have created. You can request this from lara.hogan3@nhs.net
For further information or if you would be interested in hosting a GP trainee in your organisation, please contact lara.hogan3@nhs.uk to be connected with the relevant GP Programme Director in your area, who will take this forward with you.
If you are a GP Programme Director, you can also contact Lara, as above.
Induction pack
An induction pack has been co-created by the School of Public Health using feedback from GP trainees about the benefit of their learning and experience in a Public Health placement. It will help to prepare trainees and will offer useful information for those transitioning into a public health rotation.
GP Network
We have launched a network for GP trainees who are currently doing or have completed a Public Health rotation. This network is to provide a space for members to come together, share experiences as well as providing a forum to learn from each other. Furthermore, we hope it will aid professional development as well as just connecting with other members who have been through a similar journey.
We are always looking for Public Health trainees or consultants to present at our network meetings.
If this is something, you would be interested in please contact lara.hogan3@nhs.uk
Supporting Paediatric Registrars
The School of Public Health published a digital toolkit to develop public health skills and knowledge for paediatric speciality registrars. The Toolkit aims to support both core and specialty trainees during their postgraduate years. It offers advice, highlights illustrative case studies and examples of good practice to assist trainees to progress through the training programme. The Toolkit also aims to support educators (educational supervisors and training programme directors). It provides guidance in relation to trainee and supervisor interactions and provides illustrative examples of good practice.
You can find the toolkit here.
Please contact england.publichealthlondon@nhs.net for further information.
Interdisciplinary Public Mental Health work (Psychiatry and Public Health)
The London schools of Public Health and Psychiatry are working together to develop learning interventions which support public metal health skills development for both psychiatry and public health registrars.
The overall aims of the work are to:
- Create benefit for public and patients in relation to improving mental health/preventing mental illness/reducing inequity in mental health, based in London (achieved through planned projects)
- Build a community of practice to develop a shared understanding of public mental health across public health and psychiatry registrars (achieved through wraparound support and reflective space for the cohort)
- Influence the wider curriculum for PH and psychiatry registrar training (a secondary step after a and b based on learning)
Shared Learning Event 31st October 2023
25 registrars from each specialty were invited to a one day event where there was a mixture of taught learning and practical case study work, inviting perspectives from psychiatry and public health to problem solve and reflect together.
The event was well evaluated with feedback on further topics and areas where registrars can be supported.
Public Mental Health Learning Programme 2024
Following the success of the shared learning event, the school of public health is building on that momentum by offering a longer, more in depth opportunity to learn around this topic.
This ten-month programme will develop knowledge, skills and experience in public mental health for both Public Health and Psychiatry registrars in London by supporting you to develop and deliver a public mental health project alongside your placement/rotation. The support programme is made up of face-to-face workshops and action learning sets.
Workshops will be delivered by a public mental health specialist who can support you in your thinking, provide educational support and sign off your project ideas.
To find out more please contact lara.hogan3@nhs.net