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Policy Committees

Policy, Advocacy and Communications Committee

Committee aims and objectives
  1. Support the FPH Board in setting strategic direction on matters relating to public health policy and advocacy.
  2. Work with the Policy, Advocacy and Communications Department to implement the work priorities and work programme relating to public health policy and advocacy agreed by the Board.
  3. Act as a decision making body to sign off a range of activities to ensure clear lines of accountability as required by the FPH’s risk management policy. (e.g. consultation responses, selection of FPH representatives on external bodies, statements and publications, endorsement of other organisation’s publications and events).
  4. To act, on behalf of FPH, as a point of contact and liaison with other UK bodies with an interest in public health.
  5. To advocate on public health issues on behalf of FPH through responding to consultations and developing policies.
  6. To respond to media enquiries on public health issues, including through providing media spokespeople and media statements.
Governance

The Policy, Advocacy and Communications Committee supports the FPH Board through the Executive Committee in setting the strategic direction on matters relating to public health policy as well as act as a decision making body for the policy and communications function of FPH). The PA&CC is chaired by the President who is the officer for the policy and communications function of FPH.

Meeting Dates

PA&CC meets quarterly – two face-to-face meetings/two teleconferences.

  • Tuesday 9 March 2010, 2pm-4pm at the Faculty of Public Health
  • Tuesday 15 June 2010, 2pm-4pm via telephone conference
  • Tuesday 7 September 2010, 2pm-4pm at the Faculty of Public Health
  • Tuesday 14 September 2010, 2pm-4pm via telephone conference
Committee Members
  • Professor Simon Capewell - Cardiovascular Health Committee Chair
  • Professor Alan Maryon Davis - Chair
  • Dr Catherine Law - Committee member
  • Dr Corinne Camilleri-Ferrante - Healthcare Public Health Committee Acting Chair
  • Dr Meirion Evans - Health Protection Committee Chair
  • Dr Mahmood Adil - International Committee Chair
  • Dr Jo Nurse - Mental Health Committee Chair
  • Dr Gerard Waldron - Northern Ireland representative
  • Dr Emilia Crighton - Scotland representative
  • Dr Tom Fowler - Trainee Members representative
  • Dr Nigel Monaghan - Wales representative
  • Rachael Jolley - Head of Policy, Advocacy and Communications
  • Peder Clark - Policy Officer
  • Hannah Pugh - Committee Secretary

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Cardiovascular Health Committee

Meeting Dates
  • Monday 15 March 2010, 2pm-4pm via telephone conference
  • Thursday 3 June 2010, 2pm-4pm at the Faculty of Public Health
  • Monday 27 September 2010, 2pm-4pm via telephone conference
  • Monday 13 December 2010, 2pm-4pm at the Faculty of Public Health
Committee Members
  • Dr Peymane Adab - Physical Activity representative
  • Dr Chris Birt - Heart of Mersey representative
  • Professor Simon Capewell - Chair
  • Professor Franco Cappuccio - Hypertension and salt expert
  • Dr Emilia Crighton - Scotland representative
  • Dr Rachel Davey - Physical activity representative
  • Dr Frank Kee - Northern Ireland representative
  • Mr Paul Lincoln - National Heart Forum representative
  • Dr Jenny Lisle - Parliamentary Food & Health Forum
  • Professor Alan Maryon Davis - President
  • Dr Jenny Mindell - Tobacco representative
  • Ms Modi Mwatsama - Nutritional policy and public health representative
  • Dr Helen Walters - Obesity representative
  • Vacancy - DH representative
  • Vacancy - Wales representative
  • Vacancy - Trainee Members representative
  • Rachael Jolley - Head of Policy, Advocacy and Communications
  • Peder Clark - Policy Officer
  • Hannah Pugh - Committee Secretary

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Healthcare Public Health Committee

Meeting Dates
  • Monday 19 April 2010, 11am-2pm at the Faculty of Public Health
  • Monday 12 July 2010, 11am-2pm via telephone conference
  • Monday 4 October 2010, 11am-2pm at the Faculty of Public Health
Committee Members
  • Dr Ash Paul
  • Ms Claire O’Donnell
  • Dr Daphne Austin
  • Dr Corinne Camilleri-Ferrante
  • Dr Gary Cook
  • Dr Mark Lambert
  • Dr Nicholas J Hicks
  • Prof Christopher McCabe
  • Dr Sally Nelson
  • Dr Jonathan Howell

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Health Protection Committee

The Health Protection Committee is a sub-committee of the Policy, Advocacy and Communications Committee (PA&CC) (which supports the FPH Board in setting the strategic direction on matters relating to public health policy as well as act as a decision making body for the policy and communications function of FPH. The Public Health Policy Committee is chaired by the President who is the officer for the policy and communications function of FPH.

As a sub-committee of the Policy, Advocacy and Communications Committee, the chair of the Health Protection Committee will be expected to sit on the PA&CC (or send a deputy if unable to attend). PA&CC meets quarterly – two face-to-face meetings/two teleconferences.

Meeting Dates
  • Monday 11 January 2010, 2pm-4pm via telephone conference
  • Monday 12 April 2010, 2pm-4pm at the Faculty of Public Health
  • Monday 26 July 2010, 2pm-4pm via telephone conference
  • Monday 11 October 2010, 2pm-4pm at the Faculty of Public Health
Documents
Committee Members
  • Dr Meirion Evans - Chair
  • Professor Alan Maryon Davis - President
  • Dr Harsh Duggal - PHMEG rep
  • Dr Philip Monk - Committee member
  • Dr Richard Jarvis - Committee member
  • Dr John Watson- Committee member
  • Dr Ruth Gelletlie - Health Protection Agency
  • Professor Anthony Kessel - Health Protection Agency
  • Mr Tim Everett - Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
  • Dr Chris McGuigan - Scotland rep
  • Dr Huw Brunt - Wales rep
  • Dr Lorraine Doherty - Northern Ireland rep
  • Dr Caron Grainger - DPH rep
  • Mrs Geri Arthur - Trainee Members Committee
  • Rachael Jolley - Head of Policy, Advocacy and Communications
  • Peder Clark - Policy Officer
  • Hannah Pugh - Committee Secretary

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Mental Health Committee

Meetings Date
  • Wednesday 28 April 2010, 2pm-4pm at the Faculty of Public Health
  • Wednesday 21 July 2010, 2pm-4pm at the Faculty of Public Health
  • Wednesday 13 October 2010, 2pm-4pm at the Faculty of Public Health
Committee Members
  • Jo-anne Alner
  • Sallie Bacon
  • Damien Basher
  • Andy Beckingham
  • Philip Brooks
  • Jonathan Campion
  • Peder Clark - Policy Officer
  • Mel Conway
  • Gyles Glover
  • Margaret Hannah
  • Rachael Jolley - Head of Policy, Advocacy and Communications
  • Jim McManus
  • Ian McPherson
  • Jo Nurse - Chair
  • Ann Palmer
  • Hannah Pugh - Committee Secretary
  • David Shiers
  • Cameron Stark
  • Imogen Stephens
  • Sarah Stewart-Brown
  • Robert Suckling

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