Alison Hill, Deputy Chief Knowledge Officer ‘Building the voice of citizens into public health evidence – the view from the PHE’ Alison Hill, Deputy Chief Knowledge Officer

Public Health England Our mission is to protect and improve the nation’s health and to address inequalities, working with national and local government, the NHS, industry, academia, the public and the voluntary and community sector. Our role is to understand the causes and consequences of poor health; be clear about what works; and encourage the adoption of effective interventions at scale and pace.

Two key Public Health England strategies National Public Involvement Strategy Knowledge strategy: Harnessing the power of information to improve the public’s health Putting the Public into Public Health

PHE’s Public Involvement Strategy Building capacity and capability across PHE Ensuring public involvement is embedded within key activities Ensuring the voice of seldom-heard and marginalised communities is heard Public involvement in research Digital engagement Putting the Public into Public Health

The PHE People’s Panel Almost 1000 people across England and Wales Recruited based on two national representative samples Founded by the Health Protection Agency in 2007 Range of activities: Online consultation Workshops, focus groups and discussion forums Representation on committees Putting the Public into Public Health

PHE’s approaches to participation Information Methods include – print, broadcast and social media as well as leaflets, websites and social marketing Consultation Methods include – special meetings, discussion groups, questionnaires, online surveys and forums. Deciding together Methods include – deliberative events & community development activities Acting together Methods include – partnership building working through partnership bodies. September 18, 2018

Knowledge strategy: Harnessing the power of information to improve the public’s health ….to meet the knowledge and information requirements of public health practitioners across the public health system. Draft strategy consulted on and now being revised in the light of comments Putting the Public into Public Health

The PHE Knowledge Strategy Assess priorities for public health research, support and conduct it To understand, collaborate and meet the needs of local government, local NHS and National stakeholders Build and manage linked datasets that are safe and available for use Bridge the gap in the translation of knowledge into action Connect people to share experience Build and develop health intelligence networks Connect people to share experience Improve the scope of effective health surveillance Develop a web portal to report on premature mortality and other outcomes Presentation title - edit in Header and Footer

Bringing these strategies together to get knowledge into action Identify problem /need Gather knowledge from research, data, experience Translate knowledge into action Share with the right people at the right time Assess impact and outcomes Putting the Public into Public Health

Knowledge is like water In the nineteenth century health was transformed by clear, clean water. In the twenty-first century, health will be transformed by clean clear knowledge. Sir Muir Gray Putting the Public into Public Health

Public expectations and priorities knowledge from research knowledge from routine data knowledge from experience and involvement PHE response based on evidence from each of these three strands

Knowledge from research Primary research e.g. Health protection, extreme events, behavioural insights Evidence summaries and reviews where no NICE guidance Lifestyle and other surveys e.g. National diet and nutrition surveys, and health questions in the Active People Survey

Knowledge from routine data Data mapping and signposting Analysis and analytical reports Tools (atlases, profiles, cost effectiveness, return on investment models) Evaluation tools

Knowledge from public involvement and experience Mental Health, Marginal Communities and Wellbeing: The Public Health Challenge informed the development of PHE’s national programme on mental health PHE Flooding: Advice for the Public Focus Groups with members of people’s panel Identifying case-control comparators in response to an outbreak Development of People’s Panel Database of those willing to participate in response-based case-control studies

Knowledge translation – bringing the three strands together • Ensure evidence-based • Co-produce with practitioners and the public • Identify key interventions and adopt them at scale • Systematise knowledge based on experience Develop a framework for knowledge translation

Knowledge dissemination Digital public involvement incorporating social media, online communities, public e-forums and web-based public consultation. Social marketing campaigns such as Stoptober and NHS Health Checks through NHS Choices PHE website providing resources to support knowledge transfer National and local media Mediation

Challenges moving forward……. Increase the public’s voice into our outputs Enhance public insights Develop skills and resources in knowledge translation Create compelling visualisation of our knowledge outputs Involve the public centrally in our research programmes

Thank you My contact details: Dr Alison Hill BSc FRCP(Lon) FFPH Tel: 0207 654 8030 Mob: 07827 976713 alison.hill@phe.gov.uk Putting the Public into Public Health