Working for practitioners and the public health community

David KidneyChief Executive, UK Public Health Register

Practitioner Registration for London Friday 14th March 2014

RSPH, Portland Place, London W1B 1LY

The UKPHR aims to protect the public and promote public confidence in public health practice through:

• Setting and promoting standards for admission to the Register and for remaining on the register (with FPH and other standard setting bodies)

• Publishing a Register of competent professionals

• Dealing with registered professionals who fail to meet the necessary standards

Department of Health/Public Health England/ Local Government Association:

Healthy Lives, Healthy People: A public health workforce strategy (April 2013)

Identifying the public health workforce:

oLeadership group (Specialists)oPublic health practitioners oWider workforce (education, social care etc)

Routes to register:

o Standard – FPH’s training course (usually 5 years)o Recognition of Specialist Status – (exceptional)

retrospective portfolio assessmento Defined Specialist – retrospective portfolio

assessmento Dual registration – optional (MoU with GMC &

GDC)o Developmental Portfolio Route (paused)

There are currently 10 schemes across the UK

They cover major UK cities (Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, London, Newcastle ...)

Over 100 Practitioners have so far registered

There are over 400 more working towards registration

The local schemes have recruited over 130 volunteer assessors and verifiers who have been trained and approved by UKPHR

Potentially large volume of practitioner registrants Therefore localised approach is feasible (in

contrast to arrangements for specialists) Assessment and verification undertaken (and co-

ordinated) through local schemes Currently, local scheme can refuse to take

applications from outside its ‘geographical’ area and UKPHR cannot accept applications centrally

UKPHR wants to change these features

[Practitioner]“It allows the world to know that we are ‘up to scratch’, that we are fit for purpose”

[Scheme coordinator] “...saw this as a structure and a ‘hook’ to help develop a culture of learning within the public health system”

[Employer] “... individuals aware of strengths and development needs.... credible workforce in all sectors.... ability to plan the workforce and flex capacity.... more motivated workforce means better health outcomes”

UKPHR works with partner organisations UK Faculty of Public Health, Local Government

Association, Royal Society for Public Health and more

UKPHR works with UK-wide institutionsGovernments, agencies, professional bodies

UKPHR works with curriculum, education & training providers

UKPHR works with other regulators

UKPHR Board has lay representationThe register is publicly availableUKPHR operates a Consultative ForumUKPHE engages with wide range of stakeholders:

- Public Health Workforce Advisory Group- Public Health England skills passport steering group- PHORCaST careers website- Centre for Workforce Intelligence- Higher Education Institutions

An effective regulator removing bad apples

A proactive regulator correcting slips in practice early

An active regulator sharing knowledge and good practice

A positive regulator committed to continuous improvement in its own performance

A team player regulator committed to continuous improvement in public health practice

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For further information about UKPHR’s practitioner registration please contact:

David KidneyChief Executive, UK Public Health Register

Tel: 020 7827 5841Email: d.kidney@cieh.orgWebsite: http://www.publichealthregister.org.uk