Sheila McCann

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GOVERNMENT OFFICEFOR THE SOUTH WEST

• Sheila McCann
• Public Health Development
• DHSC South

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Skills Learning Improving Public Health

• Why we are here today

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Determinants of Health

• Fixed
• (Genes, Sex, Ageing)
• Social and Economic
• (Poverty, Employment, Social Exclusion
• Environment
• (Air Quality, Housing, Water Quality, Social
  Environment
• Lifestyle
• (Diet, Physical Activity, Smoking, Alcohol,
  Sexual Behaviour, Drugs
• Access to Service
• (Education, NHS, Social Services, Transport,
  Leisure

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Public Health Policy Strategies

• NHS Plan
• Saving Lives OHN
• Health Action Zones
• Education Action Zones
• Sure Start
• Neighbourhood Renewal National Strategy Action
  Plan

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Interprofessional Learning

• Interprofessional learning is defined a
• process in which different professionals learn
  from and about each other in order to develop
  collaboration practice and achieve health
  improvements

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Interprofessional Education

• To reduce inequalities
• To focus on the needs of communities
• To learn with, from and about each other
• Foster interprofessional development

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Interprofessional Education

• Differences in history and culture
• Historical interprofessional and
  intraprofessional rivalries
• Differences in language and jargon
• Differences in schedules and professional
  routines
• Varying levels of preparation, qualifications and
  status
• Differences in requirements, regulations and
  norms of professional education
• Fears of diluted professional identity
• Differences in accountability, payment and
  rewards
• Concerns regarding clinical responsibility

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Interprofessional Education
Practice development
Needs of the population
Education Training
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• 3 yr region wide development prog
• PHDF
• Residential School/Sc Conference
• Regional PH Development Plan
• GOSW cross department working
• Academic forum