public health policy

Question 1

public health

Answer 1

the science + art of promoting + protecting health + wellbeing, preventing ill-health + prolonging life through the organised efforts of society

Question 2

What are the 3 domains of public health?

Answer 2

1) health improvements
2) improving health services
3) health protection

Question 3

Give some examples of public health issues.

Answer 3

1) COVID-19
2) vaccine hesitancy
3) loneliness
4) mental health issues
5) housing
6) air pollution
7) sanitation
8) STIs
9) dementia
10) diet
11) physical activity
12) diabetes
13) obesity
14) alcohol
15) substance misuse
16) smoking
17) antimicrobial resistance

Question 4

Give some background influences on health policy.

Answer 4

1) COVID-19
2) greater focus on prevention
3) funding pressures
4) understaffing in the NHS
5) brexit
6) increasing cost of medicines

Question 5

chief medical officer (CMO)

Answer 5

qualified doctor + most senior government advisor on health matters (separate CMOs for Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland)

Question 6

What is the role of the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)?

Answer 6

1) prevent infectious diseases + other hazards to health
2) detect + monitor infectious diseases + other hazards to health
3) analyse infectious diseases + other hazards to health
4) provide a health protection system, work with the central government/local authorities/NHS/academia/industry/local directors of public health

Question 7

What is the role of local authorities + directors of public health?

Answer 7

1) assessing local needs + commission social care + local public health services
2) local action on population health + to address the wider determinants of health + health inequalities
3) sexual health, children’s health, drug + alcohol services
4) parks + green spaces, leisure facilities, cycling + walking infrastrucure
5) housing policy
6) economic development/education
7) COVID-19 response
8) vaccination programmes

Question 8

What is the role of local health + wellbeing boards?

Answer 8

to bring together the local partners in local government, CCGs, the NHS, and more widely, to assess needs + to develop effective strategies that meet them

Question 9

What is the role of regional public health teams?

Answer 9

to support local public health systems, facilitating collaboration, directly delivering health protection interventions

Question 10

clinical commissioning groups (CCGs)

Answer 10

come together in each area to commission (buy) services tailored to their patients + population

Question 11

What are the roles of pharmacists in the NHS long term plan?

Answer 11

1) pharmacist prescribers in hospitals + PCNs
2) hospital pharmacists extending their practice into primary care
3) community pharmacists supporting the public to live healthier lives