Our work
Find out more about the work of the Public Health Forum and the other organisations we work withÂ
How we represent forum members
- Support professional learning and development of the public health nursing community
- Promote the public health nursing contribution
- Support and promote good practice/dissemination of education and learning and development resources
- Help to provide the public health nursing expertise and input into the RCN
- Provide support to shape local, regional, national and international policy
- Help to disseminate relevant public health nursing information and resources
- Develop educational standards
- Consult with other bodies to ensure members can help influence policy and guidance
- Develop relationships providing guidance on clinical nursing standards and patient care guidance
Our strategy
- Providing an effective Public Health Forum committee
- Engaging with Public Health Forum members
- Maintaining a visible presence in public health nursing
- Being accessible to RCN members
- Providing professional development resources
- Through our Public Health Steering Committee Charter 2022-2023
Download the PDFs
Public Health Forum Annual report
Member representation summary
Recent activity
Occupational Health update:
- Working with the DWP ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥“ Health and Work Unit, in particular the Occupational Health Nurse Exploratory Group to address occupational health nurse shortages.
- SOM Update: The Chief Nurse of England has agreed to support the forum with this year's conference in November 2019.
Other organisations we work with:
- ICN Global Nursing Policy Leadership Institute
- European Public Health Alliance
- Council for Work and Health
- RCN Credentialing Advisory Group
- QNI Homelessness Network
- PHE working group for Making Every Contact Count (MECC)
- Obesity Health Alliance Obesity Action Coalition
- SCPHN National Curriculum Development Stakeholders Group
- RCP Alcohol Health Advisory Group
- British Global and Travel Health Association (BGTHA)
- Faculty of Travel Medicine (FTM), The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (RCPSG) UK organisation
- Health Protection Scotland (HPS TRAVAX)
- The National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC)
- TB nurses network
- TB joint committee UK group
- TB PHE working groups
- British PaediatricTB association
- PHE Blood Pressure System Leadership Board
- RSP Tobacco Advisory Group (TAG)
- All-party Parliamentary Group on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases (APPMG)
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Travel Aware Campaign
- National HIV Nurses Association working groups Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (RCPSG)
- All party parliamentary group on Domestic Violence
- Joint TB Committee: once yearly, UK meeting, representation from all relevant bodies from all countries: microbiology, paediatrics, BHIVA, MDR, BTS, medical students, PHE, British infection association, TB alert.
- TB Workforce (Task & Finish): part of TB Strategy, work in progress / audits, training etc.(England only).
- Underserved Population (Task & Finish): part of TB Strategy, work completed as resource published. No further meetings planned - only via e-mail. (England only). There is a newly BPTBA (British Paediatric TB Association) being put together; The Forums TB lead has been attending, but membership being confirmed for individuals and relevant bodies.
- TB Nurses Forums: London and Central England. Work in progress to have a national forum. NHSE Future sexual health workforce ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥“ training and education needs.
- Occupational health nurses: FOHN meeting to discuss support/collaboration
- PHE Work as a health outcome project
- DWP fit note review ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥“ extending signatories to nurses
- RCOT joint work to recruit nurses in clinical practice as champions for health and work
International organisations the forum works with:
- The International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM)
- The Northern European Conference on Travel Medicine (NECTM)
The Forum has key network groups of specialists, which includes:
- Cardio Vascular Network Group
- Migration Access to Health Services
- Health protection nurses
- TB nurses
- Travel health nurses
- Occupational health nurses
Page last updated - 13/07/2024