Workforce Development Steering Group

The Y&H Workforce Development Steering Group (WDSG)* has been set up to enhance the capacity and capability of the public health workforce, the core priorities of the Y&H ADPH Network and new and emerging structures for public/population health.  Recognising the role of Workforce as a key pillar within the Y&H Sector-led Improvement Framework, we aim to  ensure the continuous development of a competent, trusted and professional multi-disciplinary public health workforce.

The Y&H Workforce Development Plan details a systems approach to ensure that:

  • We maintain a multi-disciplinary approach to public health workforce development covering all domains of public health and the new and emerging organisations that protect and improve health
  • Public health is still recognised as a distinct speciality in the Yorkshire and the Humber
  • The public health system is able to attract and retain the workforce it needs to protect and improve health
  • The workforce has access to collaborative shared learning and CPD, with a particular focus on the development of generalist public health skills across in Core Public Health teams
  • The region’s wider workforce is actively engaged in delivering the public health agenda with a focus on the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise sector (VCSE) and Anchor Institutions.

Workforce Development Steering Group Chair:  Victoria Eaton, Director of Public Health, Leeds City Council

*The Workforce Development Steering Group is represented by The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) Y&H, NHS England (School of Public Health Y&H) and the Association of Directors of Public Health (ADsPH) for Y&H.

Contact Information: Chris Sharp, Workforce Development Manager, OHID Y&H.  Email chris.sharp@dhsc.gov.uk 


For queries please contact:
Chris Sharp

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chris.sharp@dhsc.gov.uk

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