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| − | Public Health England (PHE) is due to come into place on 1 April [[2013]]. It is likely to be either an [[#The significance of being an Executive Agency|''"Executive Agency"'']] of government, or a [[special health authority]]. | + | '''Public Health England''' (PHE) is due to come into place on 1 April [[2013]]. It is likely to be either an [[#The significance of being an Executive Agency|''"Executive Agency"'']] of government, or a [[special health authority]]. |
The bulk of PHE will comprise the [[Health Protection Agency|Health Protection Agency (HPA)]], much of which will carry on its work more-or-less unchanged, under the new PHE logo. Other arms length bodies that will move into Public Health England will include:<ref>[http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Lettersandcirculars/Dearcolleagueletters/DH_125240 Marsland A. ''Public Health England (Dear Colleague Letter)''. London: Department of Health, 2011; 1-6]</ref> | The bulk of PHE will comprise the [[Health Protection Agency|Health Protection Agency (HPA)]], much of which will carry on its work more-or-less unchanged, under the new PHE logo. Other arms length bodies that will move into Public Health England will include:<ref>[http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Lettersandcirculars/Dearcolleagueletters/DH_125240 Marsland A. ''Public Health England (Dear Colleague Letter)''. London: Department of Health, 2011; 1-6]</ref> | ||
Revision as of 14:15, 26 March 2012
Public Health England (PHE) is due to come into place on 1 April 2013. It is likely to be either an "Executive Agency" of government, or a special health authority.
The bulk of PHE will comprise the Health Protection Agency (HPA), much of which will carry on its work more-or-less unchanged, under the new PHE logo. Other arms length bodies that will move into Public Health England will include:[1]
- National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (NTA)
- Public Health Observatories
- Cancer Registries (see also Wikipedia Cancer registry page)
- Regional Public Health Groups
- Department of Health policy staff
- National Screening Committee
The significance of being an Executive Agency
It is, apparently, normal practice for employees of Executive Agencies to be civil servants, working to the Civil Service code.
This requires a level of secrecy which many think is incompatible with the role of a consultant, let alone a consultant in public health medicine or communicable disease control. Such professionals need to be free to speak up for the populations they serve, free from political constraint; and should have the right to participate in political activity in a way which is not permitted for civil servants.
There is a precedent for Executive Agency staff remaining on non-Civil Service Terms and Conditions: when the Regional Health Authorities were replaced by Regional Offices of the Department of Health, medical staff continued to be employed within them on NHS terms and conditions.
Whether or not all staff - or all new staff - of PHE will be civil servants has yet to be decided.[2]
External links
Notes
- ↑ Marsland A. Public Health England (Dear Colleague Letter). London: Department of Health, 2011; 1-6
- ↑ Department of Health. Building a Public Health England People Transition Policy. London: Department of Health, 2012 (16 February); 1-29
- ↑ Department of Health. Public Health England – A new service to get people healthy (Press Release). 2010; Updated 30 November 2010; Accessed: 2012 (21 March): Press release
