UK Faculty of Public Health

Advocating for health

From Bill to Act: public health in transition

FPH is working hard to support our members during the transition of public health from the NHS to local authorities, as required by the Health and Social Care Act.

• Find out more about how we are supporting members during this transition

• Tell us how the transition is affecting your work and public health in your area: email policy@fph.org.uk or call the policy team on 020 7235 3115 in confidence

• Find out more about our work to address the concerns of public health professionals about the Health and Social Care Bill

Plain packs for cigarettes

On Monday 16 April, the government launched a consultation on plain packs for cigarettes.

FPH is a supporter of the Smoke Free Action Coalition and the Plain Packs Campaign, which are calling for plain packs to be introduced to help protect everyone’s health, particularly children, who may be influenced by the colourful branding of cigarette packets.

What public health professionals can do

• Find why plain packaging works
• Why not contact your local media about the consultation? Tailor your message to highlight why plain packaging is important to your local area; you can use information from the local tobacco toolkit to calculate the costs of smoking to your area.

2012 Recruitment

Recruitment into public health training in the UK will commence soon. Information on the process, including person specifications, assessment processes and dates, can be found at Recruitment 2012.  Applications into the UK training schemes will commence on the following dates:

England and Wales  – midday (GMT) on Friday 25 November 2011
Northern Ireland  – Monday 14 November 2011
Scotland  –  09:00 (GMT) on Monday 28 November 2011

Careers

Have you considered specialising in public health?

Are you passionate? Do you possess the drive and vision to make all our lives better by improving how and where we live?

Are you a leader, facilitator and skilled communicator?

A strategic and critical thinker whose field of vision always encompasses the 'bigger picture'?

Do you enjoy statistics and finding evidence-based solutions to complex problems?

And do you believe that we all have the right to better health?

Could you be a public health consultant?

Specialty Training 2012 – ST1 Opportunities in Public Health Recruitment

CPD

Continuing professional development (CPD) is the component of learning and development that occurs after the formal completion of postgraduate training.

In public health, the overall aim of continuing professional development is to ensure that those who work in the field develop and maintain the necessary knowledge, skills and attributes to practise effectively and work towards improving the health of the population.

CPD is a professional obligation for all public health professionals.

In order to comply with the Faculty's minimum standards for CPD and to remain in good standing, all Faculty members must either submit a satisfactory CPD return for the previous calendar year, or have been formally exempted by the Faculty from this requirement.

The Faculty has adopted common standards for CPD for all its members.

Full CPD guidance document [pdf]
New CPD policy from 1 April 2012 [pdf]

The online diary allows users to keep an accurate online record of their learning activities. It also allows them to submit their annual return online.

Log in or sign up to begin using the online diary.