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

Questions

educ@fph.org.uk