Public Mental Health SIG Workplan - 2025
Activity:
Policy and advocacy
- Representation on national policy groups and boards
- Responding to consultations and calls for evidence
- Promote Sarah Stewart Brown Award for PMH
- Representation at national conferences
Outcome:
- FPH input into national policy decisions on public mental health and wellbeing
- Presence at national conferences and events
Target date: Ongoing
Named lead: Jude Stansfield / Maeve Gill / Catherine Shuttleworth
Progress to date:
- SSB Award has been completed for 2025
Reps attend NHSE Independent Oversight Advisory Group (NHS England), RCPsych PMHIC, others TBC - Planned joint conference with RCPsych on 7/2/25
- Completed 2024: Review being undertaken of policy groups and boards that the SIG feeds into
Outputs:
- SSB Award announced at FPH AGM 2025
- Attendance at groups ongoing
- Joint conference held 7/2/25
- Review took place summer 2024
Activity:
Training and building capacity across the system
- Contribute to development of PMH e-learning via collaborations with RCPsych and University of Kent (NIHR funded)
- Develop and deliver series of training workshops for FPH members
- Links to other SIGs
- Increase active membership
Outcome:
- Increased knowledge and understanding of public mental health across the public health and wider workforce
- Active and diverse SIG membership
Target date: Ongoing
Named lead: Jude Stansfield / Catherine Shuttleworth / Maeve Gill / George Morris
Progress to date:
- Public Mental Health Leadership Certificate Course created in partnership with RCPsych
- Exploration of opportunities for e-learning for PH practitioners / specialists
- Representation on expert reference group for NIHR project (TBC)
- Training workshops previously delivered in 2016; content to be revised (TBC)
- Members on other SIGs (Drugs, Poverty, CDoH)
- Deliver joint webinars related to SIG priority themes
- Explore opportunities for local linking between public health and psychiatry registrars
- Completed 2024: Joint webinars delivered with the Climate Change SIG and CYP SIG
Outputs:
- First cohort completed, second cohort being recruited.
- To be developed and delivered 2025
- Ongoing
- Delivered in spring 2024
Activity:
Online resources and tools
- Review and update SIG page on FPH website
- Dissemination across networks
Outcome: Increased knowledge and understanding of public mental health across the public health and wider workforce
Target date: Ongoing
Named lead: Jude Stansfield / Catherine Shuttleworth / Maeve Gill / George Morris
Progress to date:
- Review of web page planned
- Collation of resources in central repository
- Endorsement of related resources/collaborations (e.g. Equally Well)
Outputs:
- Updated web pages by summer 2025
- Ongoing
- Ongoing
Activity:
Joint training placements
- Work with RCPsych and other organisations to develop joint training opportunities and placements
Outcome: Joint psychiatry and public health training placements established
Target date: Ongoing
Named lead: Catherine Shuttleworth
Progress to date:
- RCPsych representation on SIG; joint conference held 7/2/25
- Explore options for Public Mental Health projects with RCPsych and other organisations
Outputs:
- Completed
- Ongoing
Activity:
Evidence base and needs assessment
- Contribute to strengthening the evidence base on public mental health
- Facilitate translation of evidence to practice in PMH
Outcome: Research collaborations and outputs supporting policy development and local needs assessment
Target date: Ongoing
Named lead: Jude Stansfield
Progress to date: Regular member publications
Outputs: Ongoing
Activity:
Specialty training curriculum
- Review curriculum and ensure that PMH is appropriately included
Outcome: Specialty training curriculum recognises and includes public mental health as integral to overall public health practice and competencies
Target date: Ongoing
Named lead: Jude Stansfield, As required
Progress to date:
- Regular member publications
- Input into previous curriculum reviews
Outputs: Ongoing
