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Public Health Information and Intelligence SIG Workplan 2025

Vision and aims

Our vision is to ensure that the collection, governance and analysis of data across the health sector, central and local government and academia and potential novel sources contributes effectively to achieving better health for all. We will achieve this by supporting practitioners of public health intelligence wherever they work, sharing information, promoting good practice and learning, and representing public health perspectives in discussions and decisions relevant to information and intelligence. We will promote inclusivity in data and evidence and the use of analysis to identify and challenge inequalities.

Our aims are to support members to advocate for and improve information and intelligence capability and the effective use of data, statistics and data science in public health practice and research at all levels, by developing guidance or proposals, promoting examples of good practice, and signposting resources.

Activity: Input to Professional Records Standards Body (PRSB) on existing and proposed NHS information standards, specifically aimed at improving the relevance of standards to public health.

Outcome: Information needs for population health improvement and public health practice will be better embodied in NHS information standards.

Target date: Ongoing 

Named lead: Myer Glickman

Progress to date: (2023-25) Engagement with development of several information standards e.g. core record, social prescribing, NHS health check, plus ongoing wider discussion with PRSB staff on incorporating public health perspectives and recognising secondary use of data.

Outputs: Ongoing - to be shown in standards content, plus possible note of principles.

Activity: Input to public consultations and discussions relevant to information and intelligence (e.g. NHS England, DHSC, ONS) in collaboration with partners.

Outcome: Effective use of data, statistics and data science for public health will be promoted through incorporation of key points into policies and practice as relevant.

Target date: Ongoing 

Named lead: Myer Glickman

Progress to date: (2023-25) Engagement on several issues e.g. Sudlow Review, DHSC policy development on data sharing, GP contract changes. 

Outputs: Ongoing – to be shown in public statements and consultation responses.

Activity: Develop a position statement on information and intelligence in UK public health.

Outcome: A position statement is published that helps all stakeholders understand benefits, priorities, current position, problems, etc, and promotes action as a result.

Target date: 

  • Final draft 28/2/25
  • Agreed version 31/4/25
  • Promotion activities by 30/7/25

Named lead: Position statement working group

Progress to date: Final draft completed March 2025 (later than anticipated due to workloads) – FPH release and promotion of recommendations to be arranged.

Outputs: Published FPH statement, promotion to stakeholders, possible launch webinar.

Activity: Develop best practice guidance on inclusive data in public health intelligence (reflecting FPH anti-racism framework).

Outcome: Contribution to improving health of ethnic minorities through better data and analysis, e.g. more disaggregations, ethnic data quality, intersectionality.

Target date:

  • Scope and responsibilities agreed 30/4/25
  • Final draft by 30/10/25
  • Promotion activities by 31/3/26

Named lead: Inclusive data working group

Progress to date: Project not started in 2024; planned for 2025 with help of several volunteers, lead TBA.

Outputs: A best practice document is developed and disseminated.

Activity: Hold at least one webinar showcasing examples of good practice/innovations in use of data etc in public health practice.

Outcome: 

  • Good practice/innovations promoted resulting in wider improvements to practice.

Target date: First webinar by 30/6/24

Named lead: TBA – volunteers and other proposals for webinars?

Progress to date: No webinars held in 2024. Planning to begin mid-2025 with the help of new volunteers. Subjects will include position paper, inclusive data, possibly curriculum and professionalism, other subjects TBA.

Outputs: Webinars held, recording or proceedings released.

Activity: Maintain a platform (using FutureNHS) for communication between SIG members and dissemination of information relating to public health intelligence.

Outcome: The SIG platform is useful to members and provides a successful route for dissemination and information sharing.

Target date: Ongoing

Named lead: Myer Glickman + volunteers TBA

Progress to date: New platform has been set up, complementing FPH membership list and replacing SIG’s previous JISCmail list.

Outputs: Resources used by SIG members - ongoing.

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