Public Health: Role of Statutory Bodies in Health Protection

This report delves into the crucial roles of statutory bodies, specifically the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), and Public Health England, in developing and implementing health protection strategies within the UK. The report outlines the responsibilities of these organizations in shaping policies, addressing health inequalities, and promoting public health initiatives. It highlights how DHSC supports the health and social care systems, while Public Health England collaborates on programs to reduce health risks and improve population health outcomes. Additionally, the report examines the role of NICE in providing evidence-based guidance and setting standards for healthcare services. This report is an examination of the interconnectedness of these bodies and their contributions to the overall health and well-being of the UK population.

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REFERENCES................................................................................................................................4

Role of statutory bodies in developing health protection strategies
Statutory bodies in the UK that are involved in the development of public health and
form protection strategies such as DHSC, NICE, and Public health England. Department of
health and social care is responsible for governing the policies regarding adult social care and
health affairs in England. The organisation supports ministers for leading the social care for
helping people live independently and live longer. Public Health England is the executive agency
of DHSC and has a primary role in health protection Agency (Iacobucci, 2020). Both DHSC and
PHE collaborate together to perform key roles in reduction of health inequalities by influencing
agendas, shaping policies and practices, building system capabilities and delivering services. For
example, PHE started cardiovascular disease prevention and convened CVDSLF, collaborated
with WHO for public health nursing and midwifery, collects data on cancer cases in England via
National Cancer Registration & Analysis service to make improvements in standards of care,
produced annual health profile for England highlighting significant risks and factors affecting
population. They promote health by advising national government, developing and reformulating
programs, monitoring and partnering up with local government, NHS to promote health to meet
its aims (Smith and et.al., 2017). Similarly, NICE or National Institute for Health Care
Excellence produces evidence-based advice and guidance for social care practitioners, health and
public health, develop metrics for performance and quality standards for commissioning
healthcare services, and provide a range of services for getting information for practitioners and
commissioners and launch health protection programs.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Iacobucci, G., 2020. Public Health England is axed in favour of new health protection agency.
Smith, S., and et.al., 2017. NHS and public health reorganization in England: health protection
and emergency planning, preparedness and response perspective. Journal of Public
Health, 39(2), pp.403-406.
Online
NICE, 2020, Available through: <https://www.nice.org.uk/about/what-we-do#:~:text=NICE's
%20role%20is%20to%20improve,health%20and%20social%20care%20practitioners.>
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