Health Protection Stocktake

Public health and Territorial Boards

Health Board – Governance

• ‘Prime responsibility for the protection and improvement of their population’s health ‘(LDP)

• Role of DPH executive director – • elected Boards regulations

• Public health governance…. via Clinical Governance

Scope of Public Health at Territorial Board

• Health Protection

• Health Improvement..

• Services to improve health

• Health Intelligence • Teaching and training

• JHPPs

• Community Planning• Partnerships (LDP-SOA)

• Children, elderly, • Needs assessment• Screening

• Council, ISD, Observatory• Research

Public health way of working at Boards

• Strategic leadership

• Tactical arrangements• Integrated public

health team(s)

• Key interfaces

• Across all domains

• Horizontal integration

• SGHD , CMO• ISD, Health Scotland• Regional - SEAT• Local…council , CVS.

‘Going forward’

• New government and territorial boards• Elected Boards• Working at all levels• - national SCOPHN• - national Boards• Regional – Planning • SEAT, North, West• Strengthening mutuality• Multi-disciplinary Public Health