Policy & Advocacy
In working to meet its objectives, the ADPH responds to public health related policies proposed by other organisations and develops its own policies, often in collaboration with other groups. More detail on how we formulate our policy programme can be found here.
Current work includes policies on alcohol, sexual health and active travel.
Consultation responses
The Association comments on documents prepared by other bodies which, if implemented, have the potential to impact on the health of the population. Recent consultation responses are listed below. Members wishing to see the details should contact the ADPH Administrator.
NICE Topic Selection Process - May 2009
Unified Public Health Service in Wales - April 2009
Public Health Practitioner Registration - February 2009
Delivering a New NHS in Wales - February 2009
NHS patients additional private care - January 2009
Health Select Committee Inquiry into Top-up payments - December 2008
NICE PH Guidance - unintentional road injuries - December 2008
NHS Constitution - October 2008
Safe, Sensible, Social - alcohol - October 2008
Future of tobacco control - September 2008
Framework for the registration of health and adult social care providers - June 2008
Health Select Committee Inquiry into Health Inequalities - January 2008
HPA Local and Regional Services Framework - October 2007
PH careeer framework – September 2007
Control of disease – June 2007
NHS core curriculum – June 2007
Commissioning Framework for Health and Well Being – May 2007
Pandemic Flu plan – May 2007
Advocacy
To help improve the health of the public ADPH develops its own policies. It is also a partner in a number of alliances which have agreed policies aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of the population. It initiates and supports messages to the media and others on relevant areas of policy.
Action on active travel - 2010 update - if your organisation wishes to sign up contact Julia
- Publication [pdf] and the original (April 2008) press release [pdf] - more than 110 signatories
Alcohol - June 2008 - joint with FPH
- Publication [pdf] and the Press statement
Commercially funded research - December 2007 - joint with FPH
- Statement ref research trials [pdf] and the Press statement released by FPH
Smoking - December 2007 - joint with FPH, ASH and CIEH:
- Letter to all DsPH ref LAA targets [pdf] and Statement from ASH and CIEH [pdf]
- Press statement released by ASH
NHS charges - January 2007
Safeguarding Public Health funding - September 2006
- A widely reported initiative - eg on the BBC
Our Health, Our Care, Our Say - February 2006
Commissioning a patient led NHS - September to November 2005:
- Submission to the Parliamentary Health Committee 10/11/2005 [pdf] - joint with FPH
- ADPH response to the Department of Health [pdf]
- Letter to Sir Nigel Crisp [pdf] and his response [pdf] and Letter to Public Health News [pdf]
Publications
From time to time reports are prepared on behalf of the Association. We also jointly produce reports or endorse those produced by others.
Joint working with Local Authority - ADPH, ADASS and ADCS have been working with IDeA to produce the discussion document Leading Together Better [pdf] - November 2009
Action on active travel - ADPH joined Sustrans to lead this call to action. Read the updated publication [pdf] and original (April 2008) press release [pdf] - March 2009
NHS Car Parking Charges - ADPH position statement - January 2009
Sexual Health - a joint publication [pdf] with the Terrence Higgins Trust setting out a five step plan to improve the UK's sexual health - January 2009
Alcohol position statement - a joint publication [pdf] with the Faculty of Public Health calling for government action - June 2008
Commissioning of children's services - a joint publication with the Faculty of Public Health, the Association of Directors of Children's Services, the Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health and the Child Public Health Special Interest Group giving the principles for successful joint commissioning. Read the publication [pdf] - May 2008
Climate change - ADPH has endorsed the Faculty of Public Health publication - "Sustaining a Healthy Future" [pdf]. Read the associatied joint letter [pdf] and press release - January 2008
Joint appointments - Proposed national framework for the joint appointment of Directors of Public Health between local authorities and the health sector [pdf] - 4 July 2006
Corporate membership
The ADPH supports other groups or initiatives that will benefit from the voice of Directors of Public Health where their policy aligns with ours.
Sustainable development - ADPH has signed up to the Convergence of Health and Sustainable Development Manifesto
Non-governmental organisations - ADPH is a member of the NGO Forum