1. Public Health Intelligence
Gareth Wrench
Senior Public Health Intelligence Analyst/Epidemiologist
Name…
From PHIT…
Slightly different tack from other pres – relatively new team – only limited achievements at moment.
However, recently established unique set-up with links back to WCC – well placed to deliver on some of key proposals raised in White Papers.
Going to give brief overview of team, explain working arrangements & talk about types of work recently completed & projects we’ll be working on in the future…

2. Overview Role of Public Health Intelligence
New unique team & working arrangements!
Outcomes/Benefits
3 things want you to know about PHI.
1. Role & Importance of PHI
What we do & why!
Types of work involved in – how they’re used
2. New team set-up & explain working arrangements
How the team’s come about & how we operate / organise ourselves / mention work prog
3. Outcomes & Benefits to both NHSW & WCC as a result of new team setup & joint work programme

3. Role of PHI: What we do! Statistical data analysis & interpretation
JSNA, DPH report, Health Needs Assessment, Impact Assessments, Equity Audits, Profiling, Performance Review
Epidemiological research
Surveillance, Questionnaires & Surveys, Audits, Evidence
Spatial analysis
GIS mapping, Local Information System
Intelligence not information!
Backbone of Public Health work!
Firstly, in terms of role of PHI & what we do…
Statistical analysis & interpretation. Putting figures into context so they can be used by commissioners/policy-makers to make informed evidence-based decisions.
- Provided analysis for JSNA / DPH Report / produce range of Health NAs & IAs
Epidemiological research – study of factors affecting health & illness of populations - incidence of disease/prevalence rates/wider determinants of health, e.g. socio-econ factors
- Health surveillance activity, consultation – to establish comprehensive & robust health evidence base.
Geographical spatial analysis - GIS – not prev. been used extensively within PCT! Identification of geog. hotspots, pres of geog. data, thematic mapping
- LIS - allowing greater access to data via interactive online tools
Intelligence not information – adding value to data via careful analysis & interpretation. Telling a story… Making data available in meaningful way – easily understandable
Without wanting to sound too self-righteous & to use medical analogy!
Backbone of PH – intelligence/interpretation provided should underpin all decisions. Fundamental in allocating/prioritising finite resources – deciding areas to target
Importance of sound/good quality evidence & intelligence, flagged up by the PH White Paper!

4. The Team New unique team:
Employed by NHSW and seconded to Warwickshire Observatory
Responsible to Warwickshire Observatory Manager & Consultant in Public Health
Integrated Work Programme
Observatory Hub in Westgate House
Different to other team’s in PH - Newly formed team - all 4 team members only been together for just over a month!
Unique & different way of working – employed by NHSW but secondment arrangement with WO at WCC
Excellent links already in place with WCC via Obs – joint working developed over last couple of years – formation of team - culmination of this - obviously a benefit with PH now moving to LA – stand us in good stead for future! Unique arrangement – ahead of the game in terms of PH White Paper. One of the first in the country!
In terms of how we operate - Responsible to WO Manager (AD) & Consultant in PH (RR)
In process of developing detailed joint work programme
Also establishing WO hub in Westgate House with access to both NHS & WCC networks/systems

5. Work Programme Joint Strategic Needs Assessment
Director of Public Health Annual Report
Other Needs Assessment work e.g. Mental Health Needs Assessment
Local Information System (LIS)
Data Sharing e.g. to include in pupil forecasting
GP Practice Profiles
National Child Measurement Programme Analysis
Vital Statistics Monitoring
Fuel Poverty Research
Health Inequalities
Ad hoc research/requests
And many more…
To give you a flavour of projects featuring in our work programme / to illustrate breadth of our work & joint working.
Just mention selection - 2 main ‘flagship’ projects…
JSNA – trying to kick start the process/full refresh – with development of structured programme of work & LIS. Lead JSNA working group - Co-ordinating role. Paper - ‘Future of JSNA - Developing our Approach’
DPH Report – Recently completed on Older People – now about to start next year’s on a different topic! Incorporated analytical input & mapping from Obs.
Other NA work, e.g. Mental Health NA, Sexual Health NA, Child Poverty NA
LIS - to support JSNA – enable interested parties to access/interrogate data
Data Sharing - Facilitated data sharing agreement with CYPF - enabled transfer of detailed school age popn data - formed part of a pupil forecasting model.
GP Practice Profiles – interactive online tool - profiling broad range of clinical/demographic patient data
NCMP – detailed analysis of reception age & year 6 children classed as overweight/obese – to inform prioritising/targeting
Data/research requests – averaging 12 a month but increasing! Wide range of requests on everything from dementia to diabetes! Wide audience.

6. Links to Warwickshire Observatory
Benefits:
More ‘joined-up’ way of working
Better access to datasets held within NHSW & WCC
Less duplication
Shared expertise
Shared evidence base
Better position to deliver the White Papers e.g. JSNA
In terms of links to Obs – number of key, mutual benefits
More ‘joined-up’/integrated way of working – collaborating on projects e.g. JSNA, DPH report, other NAs, & other projects where health context needed
Less duplication – e.g. general contextual info/demography/deprivation
Shared expertise – in terms of research methods, statistical knowledge, interpretation of data, pres of data – various econs of scale in operating like this!
Developing shared & consistent evidence base - Better access to more data & intelligence for both organisations – ensuring consistent messages provided to policy-makers. Establishing a single point of contact for R&I in Warks.
Emphasis on importance of evidence, underpinning needs assessment, influencing decision-making & commissioning decisions
Better placed to deliver aims of White Paper on Projects, e.g. JSNA

7. Summary Role of Public Health Intelligence New unique team!
Backbone of public health work
New unique team!
Working in partnership with the Observatory
Good position to implement White Paper
Outcomes/Benefits
Better intelligence & evidence for policy-makers
Work Programme including JSNA,LIS, DPH Report
Contact details:
Blog:
Website:
3 things we want you to know about public health intelligence.
Our work really does underpin the health promotion, awareness, development activity - goes on elsewhere in dept – backbone of PH work.
New team – unique working arrangement - Well placed/organised to implement proposals in White Paper - more joined-up working/closer collaboration working in partnership with Obs.
In terms of Outcomes/Benefits - Improving provision of heath-related research, data & intelligence for policy-makers via joint work programme