Training Location Guide CHESHIRE EAST NEW STRUCTURE As of April 2013, across the country certain Public Health responsibilities transferred from Primary Care Trusts to Local Authorities with the remaining functions migrating to Public Health England. This change has provided many new opportunities to the Cheshire East Public Health Team. Public Health works closely with two Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), NHS Eastern Cheshire CCG and NHS South Cheshire CCG. The two main hospitals in the area are Leighton Hospital (Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust) and Macclesfield District Cheshire East, with a population of over 370,000, has one of General (East Cheshire NHS Trust). the highest life expectancies in the North West and a high life expectancy in comparison with the national average. However, this masks the large disparity that exists amongst “The opportunities for public the various areas of its geography. For instance, Poynton has health within Local Authorities are one of the highest male life expectancies in the country but substantial, for example, there will not too far away Crewe is in the lowest quartile for female be an enhanced ability to life expectancy. Even within Crewe, there is a difference of influence and support areas such up to 9 years in female life expectancy, when comparing the as housing, environment, sports, different Middle Super Output Areas (MSOAs). This disparity education and social care with also exists in many other factors contributing to ill health. consequential long term benefits Overall the levels are close to the national average e.g. to health.” smoking, obesity, teenage pregnancy, but at the MSOA level there are much higher levels. Reducing these inequalities is Heather Grimbaldeston, an area of focus in the up and coming years. Director of Public Health 2 WESTFIELDS Westfields, Middlewich Road, Sandbach, CW11 1HZ GETTING HERE Westfields is less than a 5 minute drive away from junction 17 (Sandbach) of the M6; making it easily accessible. It is approximately a mile from Sandbach railway station which is one stop away from Crewe. Crewe railway station has great links to the major cities across the UK. From Liverpool By Car: M62 -> M6 approximately 50 minutes By Train: Liverpool Lime Street -> Crewe -> Sandbach Westfields is a pleasant, purpose built council building with approximately 90 minutes ample free parking facilities. It is merely 200 yards from the centre of Sandbach, a beautiful historic market town From Manchester with excellent local amenities and transport links. By Car: M56 -> M6 approximately 40 minutes By Train: Manchester Piccadilly -> Sandbach approximately 70 minutes 3 PUBLIC HEALTH REGISTRARS Previous Projects & Responsibilities • Working with CCGs, Midwives, Health Visitors and Children’s Centres to establish a project to help families manage minor illnesses in FY2 Trainees children and young people through self care at home In your time with us you will have responsibility for supervising (with help from a consultant) the work • Public Health Annual Reports of our FY2 doctor. Each year we host three FY2’s each on a four-month public health rotation from • JSNA on Substance Misuse in Young People Leighton Hospital. Previous FY2 doctors have found their time in Public Health “extremely worthwhile” • Community hubs health economics evaluation and it provided “numerous opportunities to work in a wide variety of areas of interest”. • Legal responsibilities for local authority public health commissioning • Public health evidence for press briefings “My two years at Cheshire East have been a great experience and I have learnt a lot whilst training here. The team are friendly and welcoming and the Educational Supervisor, Guy Hayhurst, is very supportive. There are plenty of opportunities to develop core public health competencies and also to explore areas of public health that are of personal interest. I am currently working on a number of interesting projects as well as becoming involved in the day-to-day business of the team and I have appreciated being able to call upon the knowledge and skills of an experienced team for advice and practical support. I think other Public Health Registrars would also have a good experience here.” Anna Varela-Raynes Public Health Registrar, ST3 4 Dr Heather Grimbaldeston Dr Guy Hayhurst Director of Public Health (Consultant) Associate Director of Public Health (Consultant) Background in hospital medicine and general Responsible for health protection, healthcare quality practice prior to working in Public Health and the surveillance and assessment of population health and wellbeing. Guy is also an examiner for the Faculty of Public Health. Dr Julie Sin Guy Kilminster Associate Director of Public Health (Consultant) Head of Health Improvement Areas of interest include commissioning for health Guy is the strategic health lead for the Council. He sits gain, intelligence for commissioning, robust on a number of sub regional initiatives, and has acted approaches to prioritisation of investments/ as lead officer for the Cheshire and Warrington Health disinvestments and collective commissioning. and Wellbeing. Commission since 2009. Jane Branson Lucia Scally Assistant Director of Public Health Head of Commissioning Jane leads on health improvement work within Background in Social Care, Integrated Commissioning the team. She has a particular interest in tobacco of Services and Commissioning for Population Mental control, health inequalities and breastfeeding. Health and Wellbeing. Her current role is to establish the commissioning function. The Public Health team has another two Consultant posts which are currently filled by Locums. The team is in the process of making substantive appointments to these posts. These two Consultant posts will lead on different areas of the Public Health agenda. The first post will lead on areas relating to improving the wider determinants of health and work closely with NHS Eastern Cheshire CCG. The second post will lead the strategic development of the main public health commissioned services and delivery of public health outcomes, and will also work closely with NHS South Cheshire CCG and lead initiatives to attract any future health premium. In addition to the two Consultant posts, the team is appointing a new Business Manager. The Business Manager supports all aspects relating to the business of the public health team. 5 YOUR TRAINER DR. GUY HAYHURST, Consultant in Public Health “One of the reasons as to why the Cheshire East Public Health Team works so well is that we have a real ‘team spirit’. We expect our trainees to show enthusiasm for the job and become part of the team. We hope that you will take advantage of the numerous learning and developmental opportunities available to you. We believe that education in public health goes both ways and we can all learn from each other. We also believe that it is important to maintain a good work-home balance and we will support you in flexible/ part time working. “ Feel free to contact me with any questions: [email protected] 01270 685799 6 .