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Faculty of Public Health Committee of the Faculty of Public Health in ScotlandFaculty of Public Health Committee of the Faculty of Public Health in Scotland
Public Health in Scotland Transcending Boundaries
www.fphscotconf.co.uk
Conference Registration
Thursday 2 & Friday 3 November 2017 MacDonald Aviemore Resort
Conference organisationThis year’s annual Scottish Public Health Conference is being organised by the Faculty of Public Health in partnership with the West of Scotland NHS Boards and comprises the following planning group members:
Convenor, CFPHS Julie Cavanagh
NoSPHN Pip Farman
NHS Grampian Chris Littlejohn
NHS Health Scotland Carrie Blair
Specialist Registrars Group Catherine Flanigan
NHS Highland Elisabeth Smart
NHS Lothian Graham MacKenzie
NHS Orkney Louise Wilson
NHS Shetland Elizabeth Robinson
NHS Western Isles Colin Gilmour Maggie Watts
ScotPHN Ann Conacher Phil Mackie
SHSC Events Cheryl Goff Victoria Delargy
University of the Highlands and Islands Jenny Hall Sarah Morton
Aberdeen University Mike Crilly
Robert Gordon University Caroline Comerford
www.fphscotconf.co.ukCONFERENCE REGISTRATION
Further information/queriesIf you experience any difficulty in submitting abstracts or require further information please contact:SHSCEvents NHS National Services Scotland Scottish Health Service Centre Crewe Road South Edinburgh EH4 2LFTel: 0131 275 7925 Fax: 0131 623 2525 Email: [email protected]
Humanity faces health challenges on a scale not previously encountered in the modern era and trans-disciplinary working will be increasingly required to develop resilient and sustainable solutions. Scotland is not impervious to the threats posed by global climate change, peak oil, air and water pollution, global economic crises, new and emerging diseases, artificial intelligence and automation, and rising inequalities and exclusion but new technologies, social communications and change offer opportunities to advance health.
Spanning boundaries is what good public health practice is about. People working in public health have always had to transcend boundaries to practice effectively. Our approach to this is becoming increasingly important and we need to be seen to be leading change.
Boundaries are a defining characteristic of the moment. Everywhere, boundaries are being radically challenged, debated and redrawn, for example the boundaries between: further economic progress and ecological crisis; the old politics and the new; nation states and the relationships between them; old health system organisations and new; geographical and organisational boundaries; diseases and their transmission; different disciplines and sectors; communications; definitions of healthy and unhealthy; governments and citizens; partnerships and relationships.
Boundaries can be helpful. They codify accountability, clarify rights and responsibilities, and help us to manage complexity. Boundaries can be real or imagined, divisive and inclusive, an obstacle or a strength for cooperation and cohesion.
This conference will offer delegates the space to reflect on the breadth of challenges we face, the opportunities we must maximise, the boundaries we must span and our collective strategies to transcend them.
At the conference, sponsors will have the opportunity to engage with public health professionals currently working across Scotland and the UK and with professional public health leaders, from the Faculty of Public Health, Scottish NHS Health Boards and national public health organisations.
Public Health in Scotland Transcending Boundaries
Pip Farman & Chris Littlejohn Co-Chairs of the Faculty of Public Health Committee
Programme
Day 1 Thursday 2 November 2017
09:30 – 10:00 Registration & Coffee
10:00 – 10:15 Welcome & Introduction Julie Cavanagh, Convenor, Faculty of Public Health - Scotland
10:15 – 10:45 Plenary 1: Ministerial AddressAileen Campbell, Minister for Public Health, Scottish Government
10:45 – 11:15 Plenary 2: Presentation from the Chief Medical OfficerCatherine Calderwood, Scottish Government
11:15 – 11:45 Refreshments/Exhibitions & Poster Displays
11:45 – 12:15 Plenary 3:Vikky Entwistle, Professor of Health Care Research and Ethics at University of Aberdeen
12:15 – 13:30 Parallel Session A
13:30 – 14:45 Lunch/Exhibitions & Poster Displays Lunch Walking Group Fringe Sessions
14:45 – 16:00 Parallel Session B
16:00 – 16:30 Refreshments/Exhibitions & Poster Displays
16:30 – 17:00 Plenary 4:James Dunbar, founding Chief Executive of New Start Highland
17:00 Conference Close
17:15 – 18:15 AGM – Committee of the FPH in Scotland
19:00 – 19:30 Conference Reception
19:30 Conference Dinner & Networking
The organisers reserve the right to alter the programme as necessary without prior notification
Day 2 Friday 3 November 2017
08:45 – 09:00 Registration & Coffee
09:00 – 09:05 Welcome & Introduction Julie Cavanagh, Convenor, Faculty of Public Health - Scotland
09:05 – 09:35 Plenary 5: David Pencheon, Director at Sustainable Development Unit working across NHS England and Public Health England
09:35 – 10:05 Plenary 6: Songs of contagionElizabeth Pisani, Public Health Consultant and Author
10:05 – 10:35 Refreshments/ Exhibition & Poster Displays
10:35 – 11.05 Plenary 7: Margaret McCartney, GP and Author, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
11:05 – 12:20 Parallel Session C
12:20 – 13:00 Lunch/Exhibition & Poster Displays Lunch Walking Group
13:00 – 14:30 Parallel Session D
14:30 – 14:45 Comfort Break (no tea/coffee)
14:45 – 15:15 Plenary 8: Prof Stuart Gibb, Professor of Environmental Sciences at UHI Millennium Institute, University of the Highlands and Islands
15:15 – 15:45 Plenary 9: TBC
15:45 – 16:00 Closing Remarks and Presentation of Prizes for the Best Posters (sponsored by ScotPHN)
Parallel sessions day one session A
Thursday 2 November 2017 12:15–13:30Title Author Organisation
A1 Reducing Inequalities - Health protectionRealistic responses to viral and bacterial infection outbreak in people who use drugs
Emma Hamilton Scottish Drugs Forum
Treating Tuberculosis (TB) in the under-served population: so much more than just providing tablets!
Susan Duthie NHS Grampian
HIV testing in the community - responding to the Glasgow outbreak (year 2) Lee Middleton Glasgow Alcohol and Drug Recovery Service
“She was respectable…” middle-aged heterosexuals negotiating sex in the context of risk for sexually transmitted infections
Jenny Dalrymple Glasgow Caledonian University/ NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
A2 Vulnerable peopleTrends in NHSGGC Frailty admissions using geriatric frailty syndromes codes Cathy Johnman University of Glasgow / NHS
Greater Glasgow & ClydeCo-ordinating palliative and end-of-life care at home: A collaborative approach to knowledge brokering
Emma Riches NHS Health Scotland
Building the offer of free, impartial energy advice into person-centred care to support vulnerable patients heat their homes affordably
Jacqueline Mackenzie Home Energy Scotland
Loneliness and Social Isolation: what is the Scope for Public Health Action? Alison McCann NHS Health Scotland
A3 Multi-agency prevention - smoking“It's like sludge green”: Young people’s perceptions of standardised tobacco packaging
Andy Macgregor Scottish Centre for Social Research
ASSIST (A Stop Smoking in Schools Trial) a decade on: reflections and perspectives from the pilot delivery in Scotland
Fiona Dobbie University of Stirling
A Stop Smoking in Schools Trial (ASSIST): the trainer role and supporting factors Jennifer McKell Institute for Social Marketing
Population cigarette consumption in Great Britain: novel insights using retail sales data
Mark Robinson NHS Health Scotland
A4 Boundaries in public health practice: Children and Young PeopleEngaging young people in community based participatory public health research Megan Watson NHS Lothian
Working in partnership to create a whole school approach to promote mental wellbeing in Largs Academy using Wellness Recovery Action Plan® (WRAP®)
Nicola Tomkinson NHS Ayrshire and Arran
Once for Scotland: cool2talk; providing a safe space for young people Felicity Snowsill NHS Dumfries & Galloway
A collaborative approach to supporting young people’s health and wellbeing in a digital era
Laura Gibson NHS Dumfries & Galloway
A5 Reducuing Inequalities - Physical Activity and Sport An evaluation of a physical activity and peer support intervention for people experiencing homelessness: Street Fit Scotland
Stephen Malden Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy, University of Edinburgh
Vitamin D and Performance Sport...athlete health and wellbeing with wider implication on a sun-starved Scotland
Niall Elliott Scottish Institute of Sport
Gamification of physical activity as a method of addressing health and social inequalities – Findings from 18 UK interventions.
Marc Harris Intelligent Health
Boundary crossings: Reducing health inequalities in the Cairngorms National Park through the use of an activity tracker-based Medical Practitioner signposting programme
Katherine Irvine James Hutton Institute
A6 Building Public Health CapacityJoint working across local authorities and health boards to promote emerging literacy and well being
James McTaggart The Highland Council
Driving forward a new public health leadership development agenda in Scotland Susan Webb North of Scotland Public Health Network (NoSPHN)
Exploring how barriers and facilitators to getting knowledge into action change over time
Garth Reid NHS Health Scotland
The Public Health Evidence Network (PHEN) Garth Reid NHS Health Scotland
A7 What next in tackling tobacco?Sheila Duffy, Chief Executive of health charity ASH Scotland, reflects on what next for tobacco policy in Scotland and on how taking an agile and joined-up approach to improving public health can yield a stronger influence than the sum of the individual parts. These reflections on current practice and future possible developments are likely to be of interest with regards to other health activities focussed on the impacts of health-harming products.
Sheila Duffy ASH Scotland
Parallel sessions day one session B
Thursday 2 November 2017 14:45–16:00Title Author Organisation
B1 Multi-agency Prevention - AlcoholEmpowering the Licensing Forum: alcohol licensing’s impact on Aberdeen City - a qualitative study
Rohan Mongru NHS Grampian
Alcohol-related deaths in Highland - why look at the data? Carolyn Hunter-Rowe Highland Alcohol and Drug Partnership
Older People and alcohol a Highland peer education project – tell it as it is Elisabeth Smart Highland Directorate of Public Health and Policy
Minimum Unit Pricing in Scotland: How will we evaluate its impact? Clare Beeston NHS Health Scotland
B2 Health protection A focus on partnership working during a measles outbreak in Edinburgh Louise Wellington NHS Lothian
Hepatitis B knowledge and awareness among university students in North-East Scotland: A mixed methods study
Emma Davies NHS Grampian
Assessing the Uptake of Hepatitis C Virus Testing & Treatment in Injecting Drug Users in Lothian Using Data Linkage to Laboratory Data and Construction of Piot-Fransen Model
Duncan McCormick NHS Lothian
Trends in invasive group A streptococcal morbidity and mortality in Scotland Arlene Reynolds Health Protection Scotland
B3 Sustainability & Climate ChangeClimate Change Adaptation Actions: Co-Benefits and Dis-benefits for Health – A Systematic Review of the Literature
Julie Arnot NHS Health Scotland ScotPHN
Increasing environmental sustainability in the health sector: the case for reducing scope 3 Greenhouse Gas emissions
Joanna Teuton NHS Health Scotland
Weathering Change: community resilience in the face of climate change Gregor Yates Glasgow Centre for Population Health
What a difference a season makes; the impact of circulating flu strains on hospitalisations
Jennifer Bishop Health Protection Scotland
B4 Risk across the lifecourse Comparing two measures of multimorbidity in hospitalised patients in NHS Grampian
Lynn Robertson University of Aberdeen
The contribution of risk factors to socioeconomic inequalities in multimorbidity across the lifecourse: A longitudinal analysis of the West of Scotland Twenty07 cohort
Kathryn Skivington University of Glasgow
Prevalence of multiple risks to health among Scottish adults – results from the Scottish Health Survey
Anna Terje ScotCen
Social influences on health-related behaviour clustering during mid-adulthood in two British birth cohort studies.
Claire Mawditt University College London
B5 Reducing Inequalities in Children & Families Tackling Poverty: A multi agency partnership giving single parents with lived experience a voice
Jackie Erdman NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
The Healthy Start Scheme – Vitamins: Who needs them? Sabina McDonald NHS Lothian Health Promotion Service
Reducing health inequalities by addressing barriers to healthy eating for families living in areas of deprivation with Make, Move, Munch Clubs
Katherine Hale British Heart Foundation
Parental and household influences on variation in children’s diet quality Michail Bitzios HERU, University of Aberdeen
B6 Building partnerships and relationships: Co-productionDeveloping an agenda for health promotion, community empowerment and holistic problem-solving using the World Game: a pilot study
Damien Williams University of St Andrews
Co-producing Public Health: a joint Voluntary Health Scotland (VHS) and Scottish Public Health Network (ScotPHN) case study.
Claire Stevens NHS Health Scotland ScotPHN
Public Health Knowledge and Skills Framework (2016) - Opportunities and Implications for Public Health Workforce Development in Scotland
Fiona Macdonald NHS Health Scotland
“It all comes down to relationships” – illustrating asset-based approaches in health and care services.
Jennifer McLean Glasgow Centre for Population Health
B7 Health and PlaceThe health impacts of 50,000 new affordable homes in Scotland Margaret Douglas NHS Lothian
Place Standard process evaluation: learning from case studies in year one. Megan MacPherson NHS Health Scotland
Health impacts of the M74 urban motorway extension Fiona Crawford NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
A remote, rural and island health proofing checklist Pip Farman North of Scotland Public Health Network (NoSPHN)
Parallel sessions day one session C
Friday 3 November 2017 11:05–12:20Title Author Organisation
C1 Action Learning and ResearchCommunity-led research to build evidence for policy and practice Jacqueline McDowell NHS Health Scotland
The Right to Health- participatory action research into practice Emma Kennedy NHS Health Scotland
Humanising Healthcare :Transcending prison and academic boundaries through a collaboration of learning
Stephanie Morrison Robert Gordon University
Informing investment to reduce health inequalities (III) - learning from engagement with local decision makers
Andrew Pulford NHS Health Scotland
C2 Building partnerships and relationships: New OpportunitiesMoray community health & wellbeing vintage tea parties Ann Griffin Health and Social Care Moray
Young carers’ health, wellbeing and future prospects Oonagh Robison Glasgow Centre for Population Health
A change of focus: Evaluation of Highland Persistent Offenders Project Carolyn Hunter-Rowe Highland Alcohol and Drug Partnership
Sowing the seeds of health: a new approach to health in agriculture Andrea Gilmartin NHS Grampian
C3 Health protection IIAnalysis of linked data to estimate the burden of disease from Campylobacter infection in Scotland
Alison Smith-palmer Health protection Scotland
Analysis of linked data to estimate the burden of disease from Salmonella infection in Scotland
Alison Smith-palmer Health protection Scotland
Customer cohort study of a Norovirus outbreak associated with Mexican-themed restaurant
Catriona Waugh NHS Lothian
Duration of positivity among Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli cases Alison Smith-palmer Health protection Scotland
C4 Realistic Public HealthPandemic Influenza Severity Assessment – applying the WHO PISA framework to Scotland
Arlene Reynolds Health Protection Scotland
Prevalence of Lyme Disease in the Western Isles Isabell MacInnes NHS Western Isles
Evaluation of a pilot of Dried Blood Spot Testing in Community Pharmacy in Grampian
Fiona Aitken NHS Grampian
Preventing major trauma in Scotland - Is it possible to bridge the gap between injury and prevention?
Alison McCann NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
C5 Reducing Health InequalitiesThe impact of fiscal policies on health and health inequalities in Scotland Elizabeth Richardson NHS Health Scotland
Experiences of poverty-based stigma and discrimination in Scotland Greig Inglis Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy
Building communities where black and minority ethnic people have equal and fair access to health and wellbeing
Jackie Erdman NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Embedding health promotion into practice: supporting staff to promote health - a pilot
Megan Watson NHS Lothian
C6 Health IntelligenceSystem Dynamics Simulation with Group Model Building to Facilitate Planning Across the Health and Social Care Boundary in Ayrshire and Arran
Douglas McKelvie Symmetric
Spanning boundaries by co-designing actionable intelligence Hester Ward National Services Scotland
A public engagement campaign for primary care data (SPIRE) in Scotland Hester Ward ISD, NHS National Services Scotland
Building health profiles and evidence for action in Glasgow Bruce Whyte Glasgow Centre for Population Health
Parallel sessions day one session D
Friday 3 November 2017 13:00–14:30
Title Author Organisation
D1 Multi-agency prevention - smoking IIImplementing a NHS Smokefree Policy - Why don't people comply? Karen Mather NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
Estimating the impact of maternal smoking on childhood health using routine data
Richard Lawder ISD Scotland
Developing a harm-reduction approach to protect disadvantaged children from second-hand smoke: A pilot study with parents and practitioners.
Neneh Rowa-Dewer The University of Edinburgh
Inequalities in smoking in 16-24 year olds Andy Macgregor Scottish Centre for Social Research
D2 Realsitic Public Health - Primary and Community The Links Worker Programme, fostering a community connected culture in primary care
Chris Gourley The Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland
Sign-posting and referral approaches to community based activities - A Nurse's perspective
Shamini Omnes Aberdeen City Health and Social Care Partnership
HealthWorks: Building capacity and capability to embed ‘the work question’ in routine care
Therese Lebedis NHS Grampian
From Turmoil to Treatment: the role of the community pharmacy John Campbell NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
SP A multi-disciplinary approach to patient safety in primary care Emma O'Keefe NHS Fife and South East Scotland
SP Variation in Childsmile's Dental Health Support Worker Role: adaptive delivery versus a risk to achieving outcomes?
Wendy Gnich University of Glasgow Dental Hospital & School
D3 Mental HealthAn overview of the use of virtual reality in promoting mental health – where are we now and where might we go?
Shaun Jerdan University of the Highlands and Islands / NHS Higlands
Supporting staff in mental health services to improve physical health outcomes in service users, using ‘needs assessment’ as an enabler.
Lynne Rush CSO/MRC Social and Public Health SCiences Unit
Building Mutual Aid for Recovery Sharon Holloway Highland Alcohol & Drugs Partnership
Cross sectoral partnership working to improve suicide prevention Rosemary Millar NHS Tayside
SP Leading change for Public Mental Health - achieving parity! Kirsty Licence NSS Public Health and Intelligence
D4 Leading Change - North of Scotland PHGrampian Branching Out project focussing the needs of people with severe and enduring mental health conditions
Imran Arain NHS Grampian
Increased uptake in AAA screening associated with the transference and consolidation of screening locations from community to hospital
Margaret Taylor NHS Tayside
Orkney's Cervical Screening Campaign Hannah Casey NHS Orkney
Public health – new models of working in the north of Scotland Maggie Watts North of Scotland Public Health Network (NoSPHN)
SP Applying continuous improvement methodology to help support delivery of Public Health Priorities in Orkney
Carolyn Chalmers NHS Orkney
D5 Reducing Inequalities - School Age ChildrenBuilding Stronger Children: A health needs assessment of vulnerable children in Grampian
Emily Stevenson NHS Grampian
Hitting the right note for child and adolescent mental and emotional wellbeing: a formative qualitative evaluation of Sistema Scotland’s “Big Noise” orchestral programme
Christopher Harkins Glasgow Centre for Population Health
A Change for the Better? An evaluation of the refocused School Nurse role and supporting the health of school aged children.
Deborah Wason NHS Health Scotland
Early intervention and prevention in schools: killing three birds with one stone - teaching 'Stress Control' to pupils, parents and teachers
Jim White Stress Control Ltd
SP Opportunities to embed behavioural science into health improvement practice Ellen Jardine NHS Dumfries & Galloway
Reduced Fee/Assisted PlacesThere are a limited number of assisted fee places available, kindly sponsored by the Scottish Government. These places are for the voluntary health sector, representatives of charities closely associated with health and for those who feel that they are unable to personally fund their attendance at the Conference. In order to apply for an assisted place please contact [email protected] with a statement to support your application. You will be advised of whether or not you have been accepted for one of these places no later than Friday 1 September
Sustainable EventsThe Faculty of Public Health Annual Scottish Conference is committed to running a sustainable event and has put in place the following environmental policies and procedures.
Recycled PaperAll event documentation is printed on recycled paper.
RecyclingAll leftover delegate materials will be recycled after the conference.
Delegate BagsNo delegate bags or folders will be provided this year. Delegates are advised to bring their own if they wish.
TransportAll participants are encouraged to consider their own personal contribution to ‘carbon saving’. Therefore, we are asking all those attending the conference to consider, for example, sharing transport or using the public transport service. There will be many other ways that you can contribute to carbon saving and we hope that you will undertake to do so wherever possible and practical.
Lunch Walking GroupA lunch time walking group will be led by Paths for All and the Cairngorm Outdoor Access Trust on Thursday and Friday. Please sign up to join the walking group in the Conference Centre Foyer during the morning refreshment breaks.
Remote accessRemote access to the event will be made available. Please email your details to [email protected], if you wish to join the event remotely. We will respond with more information as this becomes available.
VenueThe 2017 conference will take place at MacDonald Aviemore Resort. For further details please see their website
www.macdonaldhotels.co.uk/Aviemore/
Title Author Organisation
D6 Global / International healthInvestigation of a cluster of cases of acute flaccid paralysis associated with Enterovirus D68 infection (EVD68) in children in South East Scotland, 2016
Kate Mark NHS Lothian
Can public health specialists in Scotland help improve health in rural Ghana? Laurence Gruer University of Edinburgh
Key themes from a study of Polish suicides in Lothian and Scotland 2012- 2016- recommendations for policy and practice
Rachel King NHS Lothian
Enhancing self management for black Africans living with sight loss Gozie Joe Adigwe Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) Scotland
D7 Early YearsCHANGE (Childcare and Nurture, Glasgow East): co-producing a new and innovative model of childcare provision
Fiona Crawford NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde / Glasgow Centre for Population Health
A collaborative approach to achieving the best start in life: Dumfries and Galloway’s Preconception Health Toolkit
Laura Gibson NHS Dumfries & Galloway
bumps2bairns: The right help at the right time from conception to school James McTaggart The Highland Council
How has child growth around adiposity rebound altered in Scotland since 1990 and what are the risk factors for weight gain using the Growing Up in Scotland birth cohort 1?
Larry Doi University of Edinburgh
SP Using behaviour change theories and techniques to optimise on-the-ground delivery of public health interventions: the example of the Childsmile nursery tooth brushing programme
Jennifer Eaves NHS Fife and University of Glasgow
Conference Fees:
A. 2 day attendance £250 (no VAT) (The same delegate must attend on both days)
B. 1 day attendance Thursday Only £190 (no VAT)
C. 1 day attendance Friday Only £190 (no VAT)
Conference Dinner Thursday 2 November £30 (plus VAT)
Early Bird DiscountAll bookings received on or before 1 September 2017 will receive a discount of 5% on their delegate fees. (This does not include accommodation or the conference dinner)
Accommodation – Macdonald Aviemore ResortDinner, Bed & Breakfast Wednesday 1 November £144 (inc. VAT)
Bed & Breakfast Wednesday 1 November £119 (inc. VAT)
Bed & Breakfast Thursday 2 November £119 (inc. VAT)
Delegate Cancellations: Cancellations received in writing before Friday 1 September 2017 will receive a 100% refund. There will be no refund for cancellations received on or after 1 September, although substitutions can be made at any time.
Accommodation Cancellations: Cancellations for accommodation must be made in writing on or before 1 September for a full refund. There will be no refund for accommodation cancellations received after 1 September unless we are able to re-sell your room.
Terms and Conditions
How to Book
To book your place please go to the conference website: www.fphscotconf.co.ukAll delegates will be required to pay the appropriate delegate rate. This also applies to all oral and poster presenters.
NHS GrampianNHS Grampian is in the North East corner of Scotland, covering the populations of Moray, Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen City. Its population of over half a million (10% of Scotland) varies from inner city to extreme rural living with industries including oil and gas production, fishing and farming. NHS Grampian is responsible for improving health and for the delivery of primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare. It does so in partnership with the 3 local authorities and other public and voluntary organisations, and also enjoys a mutually beneficial relationship with both the University of Aberdeen and The Robert Gordon University; in particular in health and health care research, workforce planning and training.
NHS HighlandNHS Highland covers 42% of the land mass of Scotland and provides for a population of 321,000 across Highland Council and Argyll and Bute Council areas. It is an area of contrasts with 28% of the population living in urban areas and 28% in very remote, rural areas including island populations. Approximately 40% of NHS Highlands population live in the 15% most access deprived areas which is 180% higher than the Scottish level. In common with most of Scotland NHS Highland has an inverse population pyramid with an aging population and clear inequalities with life expectancy being approximately 5 years less among the most deprived compared to the least deprived. NHS Highland has developed the Highland Quality Approach (HQA) to transform the design and delivery of safe, effective and person centred services across primary and secondary care. NHS Highland works closely with The Highland Council, Argyll and Bute Council and the North of Scotland Public Health Network (NoSPHN). It also collaborates with the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) and works with the Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) through newly formed Community Partnerships.
NHS OrkneyNHS Orkney serves a population of around 21,500 residents who live on the archipelago which consists of 70 islands although fewer than 20 are inhabited. The NHS Board has one rural general hospital based in Kirkwall and plans for a new hospital and healthcare facility. NHS Orkney works in partnership with Orkney Islands Council and a range of other partners to ensure delivery of services to meet the population’s health needs.
The North of Scotland NHS BoardsNHS ShetlandNHS Shetland is responsible for the public health and healthcare of 23,000 people living in the northernmost islands of the UK, 80 km to the northeast of Orkney and 280 km southeast of the Faroe Islands, between the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea. One third of the population lives in the main town of Lerwick, with the rest living across 14 of over 100 islands which make up Shetland. Shetland has high employment rates, and, for most people, a high standard of living; this tends to obscure the fact that there are numbers of families and individuals who live in poverty and isolation. The NHS Board, Integrated Joint Board and Shetland Islands Council work closely with Community Planning Partners to address the health needs of the population.
NHS Western IslesBord SSN nan Eilean Siar (NHS Western Isles), serves a population of 26,000 living in the Outer Hebrides. NHS Western Isles is responsible for providing appropriate, accessible, modern primary and secondary health care services over a distance greater than that from Edinburgh to Belfast. The NHS Board has three hospitals with the main general hospital in the town of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis. There is also the Uist and Barra Hospital in Benbecula and General Practitioner led services at St Brendan’s Hospital in Barra.
NoSPHNThe North of Scotland Public Health Network (NoSPHN) is a collaboration between NHS Grampian, NHS Highland, NHS Orkney, NHS Shetland and NHS Western Isles. The Network aims to link groups of public health/health improvement professionals, to work in a coordinated manner where this adds value, to contribute to improving health and reducing inequalities, thus maximising shared resources.
NHS Health ScotlandNHS Health Scotland’s vision is a Scotland in which all of its people and communities have a fairer share of the opportunities, resources and confidence to live longer, healthier lives. Our primary role is to work with others to produce, share and implement knowledge of what works to improve the health of the people of Scotland in a fair and equitable way. Our strategic framework for action; ‘A Fairer Healthier Scotland 2017–22’ sets out how we will do this and continue in our mission to reduce health inequalities and improve the health of the population of Scotland.
We share our ambition for a fairer, healthier Scotland with many organisations and individuals across the public, third and private sectors. We know that we cannot deliver a fairer and healthier Scotland alone
The conference organising group appreciate the contributions from the Faculty of Public Health, NHS Health Scotland, NHS Grampian, NHS Highland, NHS Orkney, NHS Shetland, NHS Western Isles, NoSPHN, ScotPHN, University of Highlands and Islands, Aberdeen University & Robert Gordon University
Faculty of Public Health Committee of the Faculty of Public Health in Scotland
Sponsorship opportunitiesIf your organisation would be interested in exhibiting or supporting the conference please contact SHSCEvents or visit our website for further details.www.fphscotconf.co.uk
NHS National Services Scotland, Scottish Health Service Centre, Crewe Road South, Edinburgh EH4 2LFTel: 0131 275 7925 Email: [email protected]
ScotPHNThe Scottish Public Health Network (ScotPHN) is hosted by NHS Health Scotland and is accountable to the Scottish Directors of Public Health collectively. It was created in 2006 as a collaborative network which would add value to the work of Public Health Directorates and agencies across Scotland.
Its formal remit is to:
• undertake prioritised national pieces of work where there is a clearly identified need;
• facilitate information exchange between public health practitioners, link with other networks and share learning;
• create effective communication amongst professionals and the public to allow efficient co-ordination of public health activity and
• support and enhance the capabilities and functionality of the Scottish Directors of Public Health Group.
Most recently, the first element of ScotPHN’s remit, that of undertaking nationally prioritised projects, has been extended to ensure any issues identified as nationally important by NHS Boards, Scottish Government and the National Planning Forum are undertaken and that these national public health priorities are undertaken in a co-ordinated manner across Scotland.
The University of the Highlands and IslandsThe University of the Highlands and Islands is the UK’s leading integrated university encompassing both further and higher education. Based in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, our partnership of 13 independent colleges and research institutions is locally based and rooted in communities, but with national and international reach. Our Rural Health and Wellbeing research group contributes to the knowledge base on preventing ill-health and promoting wellbeing by enhancing the understanding of patterns and experiences of health, illness and their underlying drivers particularly in a rural context, and through contribution to the development of health services policy and delivery. This is achieved by addressing real life policy and practice challenges through close collaboration with policy makers, health service staff and communities.
Robert Gordon UniversityRobert Gordon University, Aberdeen (RGU) provides industry led undergraduate and postgraduate courses leading to highly relevant awards and degrees. The university is comprised of eleven schools which are situated on a beautiful campus on the banks of the River Dee.
RGU is ranked at 95.6% as a top - rated UK University for Graduate employment. Furthermore it is first for four courses in Scotland; one of which is in Health Professions; also ranked fifth in the UK. The School of Health Sciences encompasses Applied Social Sciences, Health Promotion, Nursing and Midwifery and Pharmacy and Life Sciences
The School is multi-professional covering the disciplines of Diagnostic Radiography, Health Promotion, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Sport & Exercise Science. There are a range of Under Graduate and Post Graduate Courses including an MSc in Public Health and Health Promotion.
The RGU School of Health Sciences has strong links with practitioners and managers within the NHS, Health and Social Care, Local Authorities and private sectors. The School has a reputation for the quality of the delivery of all its professional courses.
Aberdeen UniversityFounded in 1495 the University of Aberdeen is the 5th oldest University in the UK. It attracts over 14,500 students a third of whom are international students taking undergraduate, postgraduate and research study to doctorate level. The Medical School is situated on one of the biggest health complexes in Europe and offers Masters Programmes in Public Health (MPH), Global Health and Public Health Nutrition.
This year’s conference will be held at the Macdonald Aviemore Resort www.macdonaldhotels.co.uk/Aviemore/
