Public Health Curriculum Review
Developing the future public health workforce through high
quality training
Name: Position:Date:
During this presentation…
• The rationale for review
• Governance
• Process and indicative timescales
• Workshops
• Consultation topics
• Your input
Rationale…
• Implemented in 2007
• Last reviewed in 2010
• Timely cycle of regular review
• Public Health workforce strategy
• Changes to public health settings in England
Governance
• Education Committee – Steering Group established
• Regulators• Professional bodies• Lead Dean• Local Government Association• Departments of Health
– Curriculum & Assessment act as working group
• Programme Directors• Head of School • Registrars • Supervisors
Consultation process
• Section of the website established• Consultation document• Online consultation (Survey Monkey)• Workshops (early 2014)
– Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland, London, Manchester
• Membership and stakeholder-wide consultation
Timescales…
Timescales cont…
Workshops
• Held across the UK
• Established to receive feedback from regions
• Review initial feedback from consultation
• Discuss and debate key topic areas
• Chance to engage key stakeholders
• Discussion will be used in process
Consultation topics
• Learning Outcomes – Retained, amalgamated, removed
• Public Health on call– Standards and requirements for
registrars• Optional Special Interest Learning
Outcomes (OSILOs)– Correct balance(??), more interest
areas
Consultation topics cont…
• The three phases of training
• Assessments– Repeat assessments
• Metacompetence – Concept, method of assessment,
timing
• GMC Standards
Inputting to the process
• Website link - http://www.fph.org.uk/curriculum_review
• Generate discussion locally
• Speak to registrars and supervisors
• Tell us about workshops you plan