Thread by @petermbenglish

Setting aside for the moment the impact on morale of the hardworking public health workforce, five criteria against which to judge SoS speech on Public Health. #PHE
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Criterion 1: Will the proposed change break down barriers within public health and between public health and the NHS and other stakeholders? #PHE
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Criterion 2: Will the changes reverse the years of funding cuts in public health and transfer money from private sector contracts to the public health system? #PHE
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Criterion 3: Will the changes ensure the timely access to healthcare data and analysis that public health professionals need; #PHE
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Criterion 4: Will the changes enable public health staff to move round the system without loss of contractual rights or further inhibit it? #PHE
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Criterion 5: Could the changes leave vital public health resources open to being privatised or relying on expensive overseas ‘consultants’? #PHE
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