South East Public Health Observatory

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South East Public Health Observatory

• Strategy and workplan

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About SEPHO

• One of nine regional Observatories launched in
  2000 with the primary aim of improving health and
  reducing inequalities in the South East Region
  through provision of intelligence to improve
  decision making
• Lead Observatory for work related to physical
  activity, obesity and transport (this is
  delivered through the National Obesity
  Observatory) and coronary heart disease and
  stroke
• A service within the health intelligence
  capability in Solutions for Public Health (SPH),
  the largest NHS public health consultancy. SPH is
  hosted by NHS Milton Keynes and delivers highly
  specialised public health services in health
  intelligence, commissioning support, screening
  and public health development

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SEPHO Governance

• SEPHOs core programme is commissioned by
  the Department of Health South East through the
  SEPHO commissioning group
• The director is accountable to the two
  regional directors of public health for the
  delivery of the core programme
• SEPHO commissioning group
• Is accountable to the Department of Health
  and to the South Central and South East Coast
  Strategic Health Authorities, through the
  regional directors of public health, who also
  represent the interests of primary care trusts in
  the South East.
• Its remit is
• to shape the strategic agenda for SEPHO and for
  regional health intelligence
• to understand the needs of stakeholders within
  the region
• to commission and authorise SEPHOs core regional
  work programme, and agree changes/ amendments to
  work programme.
• to ensure performance management of SEPHO on the
  delivery of its core programme.

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• Our Vision
• To be recognised and respected as the prime
  source of high quality health intelligence and
  knowledge in the South East.
• Our mission
• To enhance the ability of decision-makers and
  practitioners to deliver improvements in
  population health and a reduction in health
  inequalities. People come to us because we
  provide high quality information and services
  which are purposeful, accessible and reliable. We
  offer training and development to ensure people
  are equipped with the skills and knowledge to use
  health intelligence effectively. Our staff are
  committed to improving public health and
  continually seek to develop and innovate our
  services in order to fulfil our aims.

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Our objectives
Objective How? Outcome
To provide scientifically valid, quality assured, innovative products which support decision making Needs assessment, priority-setting and forecasting Indicator development including Health Profiles Regional topic-based reports Predictive modelling and forecasting Calculators and toolkits Impact and performance monitoring Clinical quality reports Health impact assessment support Data and enquiry services e.g. HES Decision informed by health intelligence
To increase knowledge and understanding of population health and health inequalities Knowledge management and dissemination Regional Health intelligence network co-ordination PHO website and web portal management PHO activities contributing to national initiatives Regional contribution to Health Profiles Work in lead areas of obesity, physical activity, transport, heart disease and stroke Links with national organisations (LGA and Audit Commission) Representing APHO at key national meetings and conferences. Contribution to APHO products e.g. technical briefings, website Greater understanding and knowledge of population health
To increase the skills of the public health intelligence workforce in the SE through training and development Workforce and organisational development Source of advice and expertise on analysis and methodologies Training and development of health intelligence workforce in the region Providing leadership in regional health intelligence The hub of public health intelligence in the region, coordinating a network of health intelligence partners across the region Highly skilled health intelligence workforce
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Making it happen
Needs assessment, priority setting, forecasting
Raw data
Decisions informed by health intelligence
Information
Impact and Performance monitoring
SEPHO translates interprets
analyses informs leads
Improved population health and reduction in
health inequalities
Horizon scanning
Greater understanding and knowledge of population
health
Data and enquiry services
Networks
Knowledge management dissemination
Skilled health intelligence workforce
Policy Context
Workforce organisational Development
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SEPHO strategic planning cycle
Horizon Scanning
Evaluate Outcomes
Evaluate Outcomes
Realign activity
Strategic Thinking
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Measurement Evaluation

• We will measure our achievement of these
  objectives through
• User feedback and survey of audience opinion and
  reach by SEPHO
• Regular feedback by SEPHO Commissioning Group and
  others
• Monitoring access to our outputs through the
  SEPHO website
• Training evaluation
• Delivery on time, on quality and on budget

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Quality assurance

• Quality assurance to ensure accuracy and
  completeness is an essential part of our work
  processes
• All our reports receive
• Internal QA within SEPHO
• Technical review by other PHOs and other experts
• User consultation and feedback
• Technical analytical products receive additional
  independent QA within SPH

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Next steps for Commissioning Group

• Stakeholder Consultation and User Feedback
• 2010/11 Workplan
• Working with Commissioning Group to improve
  reporting

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Workplan 2010/11
Suggestions for new topics Description
Productivity metrics in prevention To be defined in discussion with Professor Brian Ferguson at Yorkshire and Humber PHO.
Staying healthy performance profiles An annual Staying Health Profiling tool, with a range of indicators that reflect the preventive activities within the NHS.
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Workplan 2010/11
Priority topics Description
Clinical quality reports revising and updating An update of the indicators in the clinical quality reports. Further reports on new topics, or developing the existing topics.
Primary Care inequalities A set of indicators of inequalities in access and outcomes to services in primary care in the South East by primary care trust, using QOF data.
Health Profiles SEPHOs regional contribution to Health Profiles 2009.
Public health surveillance Guidance and resources to support PCTs utilise surveillance systems appropriately and effectively.
PH Intelligence Training Two public health intelligence courses targeted at analysts working in the South East, one in South East Coast and one in South Central. Contribution to funding being sought from both SHAs.
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Developing the SEPHO infrastructure

• Implementing new SQL database to incorporate all
  SEPHO databases.
• Acquiring and utilising mapping tools including
  GEOWISE dataserver and GEOCLIP.
• Updating SEPHO website relaunch in the new year
• Skilling up on the web tool developments

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Your priorities for SEPHO

• What do you want from SEPHO?
• What products would make your job easier?
• What products would make sense to be done once
  across the region?