From its establishment in 2013, Public Health England will be the authoritative national voice and expert service
provider for public health.
Mission
Public Health England's overall mission will be to protect and improve the health and well-being of the population,
and to reduce inequalities in health and well-being outcomes. It will do this in concert with the wider health and
social care and public health system, and with key delivery partners including local government, the NHS,
and Police and Crime Commissioners, providing expert advice and service, showing national leadership for the
public health system.
The Department of Health has issued a set of guidance documents with details on the design of Public Health England.
Information and intelligence in PHE
Within the public health White Paper, Healthy Lives, Healthy People, the Government consulted on whether
it would be desirable to develop a single, authoritative, accessible web-based evidence based system for public health. Responses to the consultation were strongly supportive of the need to join up the various high quality sources of
intelligence and evidence for public health and to help individuals to navigate the complex array of tools and resources
made available by various public health organisations including the Public Health Observatories, the National Cancer
Intelligence Network, and key partners for PHE in the future system: the NHS Information Centre and the
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.
Survey by the National Heart Forum
The Public Health England (PHE) Transition Team has commissioned the National Heart Forum to carry out a survey
seeking views on the requirements and priorities for how web-based public health resources could be made more
accessible, and what new tools or best practice approaches should be taken forward to promote public health at all
levels within the future health and care system. The PHE Transition Team are working with the Department of Health
to plan and prepare for PHE to take on its full range of responsibilities from April 2013. This survey will form part of
the PHE Transition Team's engagement work , along with focus groups, workshops and continued dialogue with
partners.
The findings of the survey will be disseminated in February 2012. Read more on the National Heart Forum website
