Transcript Developing a health intelligence training framework for London Anna Boltong HIA & Network Facilitation Manager London Health Observatory [email protected] April 2005

Developing a health
intelligence training
framework for London
Anna Boltong
HIA & Network Facilitation Manager
London Health Observatory
[email protected]
April 2005
What Choosing Health says
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Regional delivery of the national strategy for
public health information and intelligence
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 Regional and supraregional expertise to
support the evaluation of innovative practice
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Developing the health intelligence analytical
infrastructure
Where are we now?
A range of training activity in London, including:
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Sessions for school nurses, EHOs and health visitors
on basic public health topics
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Revision courses for those taking Part 1 exams
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Introductory learning sets for a broad audience
including police and voluntary sector
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Statistical / epidemiological modules in academic units
What could the LHO provide?
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A programme of training and education to
commence Autumn 2005 and evaluated
Summer 2006
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Test through piloting one or two sessions to
guide full programme
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Gather PCT views over testing stage
Programme principles
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Meet known training needs within London
Have clear, measurable objectives
Be evaluated
Focus chiefly on areas which other bodies do
not provide
Be cost effective
Continue to health improvement work across
the capital
Develop flexibly to meet current and future
needs of potential participants
Objectives (TBC)
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Facilitate PHO remit to facilitate the use of health data
 Build public health analytical capacity
 Provide CPD opportunities for analysts at all levels
 Improving use and reducing abuse of available data
 Learning about problems from the field so LHO can
support work to tackle these
 Reaching traditional and non-traditional audiences to
inform them about data handling
 Supporting opportunities for would be trainers
Possible training modules
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Introduction to public health
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Knowledge of routine data
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Essential methodologies
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Health in London
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CPD
Next steps
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LHO internal discussion
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Wider discussion with PCTs, SHAs and key
stakeholders to ensure joined up working with wider
London plans
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Integrate networks and define separate and joint roles
and responsibilities
Questions to consider
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Topic priorities
Audience
 Trainers
 Accreditation
 Gaining best buy in from participants
 Delivery method
 Post training support / mentoring
 Costs
 Evaluation