Dona Milne is the Director of Public Health and Health Policy and Katie Dee is the Deputy Director.
Nearly 200 people work in the department providing specialist advice and support to our colleagues in the NHS, local authorities, the third and independent sectors and the public.
We do this in 4 main areas:
Health Care Public Health
The team work to maximise the population benefits of health care while reducing inequalities
- Screening
- Cancer – breast, bowel, cervical
- Diabetic eye screening
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Pregnancy and new-born
- Dental Public Health
- Immunisation
- Pharmaceutical Public Health
- Equalities and Human Rights
Health Protection
The team work to protect the health of the local population from:
- Communicable and infectious diseases
- Environmental hazards
Population Health
The team work with partners and communities to improve population health and health inequalities by focusing on the social determinants of health.
- Health inequalities and improving population health (Partnership and Place teams)
- Evidence and data for public health strategy and policy (Public Health Intelligence Team)
- Sexual Health (Healthy Respect)
- Smoking Cessation (Quit Your Way)
- Maternal and Children’s Public Health (Maternal and Infant Nutrition team and Child Health Commissioner)
- Resilience
Business and Administration
The team provide administrative and clerical support and governance:
- Administrative and clerical support teams
- Health Information Resource Centre
- Safe Haven (out of area patient referrals)
