Towards a Commissioning Tool for Health Promotion

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Towards a Commissioning Tool for Health Promotion

• Richard Shircore
• for the Royal Society of Public Health
• www.healthpromotion.uk.com

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Background and Origin

• Observation that the capacity and capability of
  Specialist Health Promotion was weak
• That the rise of Commissioning would further
  sideline Health Promotion at a time when its
  importance is increasing.

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Summary of Emerging Issues Professional

• Professional Skills in Specialist Health
  Promotion (SHP) lack of Commissioner
  appreciation of SHP professional skill
• Language SHP language not understood
• Strategic or Tactical Application of Health
  Promotion
• Training and Competencies no need for Providers
  to have Health Promotion qualifications

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Emerging Issues Organisational

• Separation of Public Health Needs Assessments
  from Commissioning specification
• Lack of Health Promotion recognition at Board
  level
• Sense of isolation by Commissioners

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Other emerging issues

• SHP or Social Marketing none of the
  Commissioners related Social Marketing to Health
  Promotion
• Policy Documentation lack of reference to
  Public Health or Health Promotion.

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The Way Forward

• Development of a Toolkit for Commissioners.
  Explaining how to use Health Promotion
  Specialists
• Description of creating added value by SHP input
• Discussions with NSMC about joint working to
  support the Commissioning function.