Reforming the public health system for the challenges of our times
Source: The King’s Fund Health and Wellbeing Bulletin
This policy document sets out reforms to the public health system in England to transform our national health protection capabilities, put health promotion at the heart of government, and more deeply embed prevention and health improvement expertise across local and national government and the NHS. The health protection capabilities of PHE and NHS Test and Trace will combine into a new UK Health Security Agency. The current health improvement, prevention and health care public health functions of PHE will transfer to new homes within the health system, aligned to achieve clarity of purpose, accountability and impact. A new Office for Health Promotion will be created in the Department of Health and Social Care, under the professional leadership of the Chief Medical Officer.
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