Transcript Paul Plant, Deputy Regional Director of Public Health for London

Assessing Need Effectively in a
Time of Transition
Dr Paul Plant
Deputy Regional Director of Public Health London
Content
• Changing Context
• 2011 and Beyond
• Broader role for needs assessment
Transition to New Model of Health Improvement
• Building from achievement
• Architecture of the future
– ‘Liberating the NHS’ key building blocks
– Rumsfeld territory, but with increasing clarity
– No sudden blue print
• PH White Paper more detail
• Consultations on key elements in New Year
– Patchwork of Commissioning
• ‘Double’ transition
Public Health Transition Advisory Group
• Vision:
– Develop a system fit for a world city
– Tailored to needs of Londoners
• Role:
– London voice in the reforms
– Advising on transition arrangements
• Workstreams:
– PH service; Health improvement; Health intelligence;
PH provision;
– Working with other transition groups (eg GP
commissioning)
Central Role of Needs Assessment
• Move to outcomes focus
• Stronger patient and community involvement
• Devolved decision making
• Patchwork in London of different commissioning
arrangements
Key Elements
Approach focused on:
• Outcomes - crime reduction and improved health
• Democratic accountability
• Service user & community involvement
• Prevention
• Integration
– running throughout treatment journey and beyond
– made through structured drug treatment
• Consistency with personalisation & principles in
‘Putting People First’