Public Health Courses Guide Website Report July 2010

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1 Public Health Courses Guide Website Report July 2010 Contents 1) Introduction.Page 1 2) Summary of the work completed.page 2 3) Time frame for the updates..page 3 4) Detail of the work carried out Page 3 5) Summary of Responses and Changes to the website..page 4 6) Conclusions Page 4 7) Recommendations Page 5 8) References.Page 6 9) Appendix 1 Table summarising updates to the website Page ) Appendix 2 Initial E mail to course managers..page ) Appendix 3 Course Provider details.page ) Contact details for further information.page 24 1) Introduction The Public Health Courses Guide website was launched in June 2009 by NHS Education South Central (NESC). It was produced through collaboration with the South East Teaching Public Health Network (SE TPHN) and with the software development company, Noko, based in Southampton. The SE TPHN has mapped the content of Masters courses and modules, mainly in London and the SE Region, and those within easy travelling distance of these areas, against the Public Health Skills and Careers Framework (PHSCF) at Levels 5 to 7. The purpose of the website is to display details of the skills and knowledge competencies provided by a wide range of Masters courses in Public Health so that prospective students, particularly at Public Health Practitioner level can make an informed choice when applying for courses in order to develop the competencies that they require for their career progression. The PHSCF covers a wide range of competencies in four core areas of public health and five defined areas (see table below). To be fully competent to work in public health it is advisable that an individual not only has a high level of competence and knowledge in one or more of the defined areas, but ideally also in all the core areas at a similar level. The university courses that have previously been available have often focused on, or had strengths in particular areas of public health, such as on academic research or health improvement. By mapping courses and modules against the framework it is clearer for those working in public health to view the content of them in more detail and to see the range of knowledge and competencies that are covered by individual modules, some of which may be available to study on a stand alone basis if required. 1

2 Core areas 1. Surveillance and assessment of the population s health and well-being 2. Assessing the evidence of effectiveness of interventions, programmes and services to improve population health and wellbeing 3. Policy and strategy development and implementation for population health and wellbeing Non-core (defined) areas 5. Health improvement 6. Health protection 7. Public health intelligence 8. Academic public health 9. Health and social care quality 4. Leadership and collaborative working for population health and well-being Since the website was launched last year some public health masters courses and modules have changed. NHS Education South Central therefore decided that an update of the website was necessary in order for it to reflect the current content of courses and modules. The SE TPHN carried out this work during Spring 2010, a time when course managers would be most likely to review their courses in preparation for the next academic year. 2) Summary of the work completed. It was started at the beginning of February 2010 All course managers in London and the SE Region, as well as those in easy travelling distance in the surrounding areas were contacted by e mail to inform them of the website update and request information. (see copy of e mail below) Initial contacts were followed up. Further course mapping was then carried out where required for new or updated modules The website was updated according to the feedback and requests from course managers Support visits took place when requested. eg Oxford Brookes and Portsmouth Universities The list of provider details was updated (attached) A link on the Public Health courses guide website was made to the new PHORCaST website, which provides general careers guidance to anyone interested in working in public health. 2

3 3) Time frame for the updating process Started 1 st February Completed July (Approximately one day per week) When? First week of February 2010 End of February Mid April End April Mid May Early June Mid June July Work carried out All course managers on the list of course providers were contacted by (see message in Appendix 2). A reminder e mail was sent to all course managers who had not yet responded. Changes that were requested by course managers were made to the website and the course managers were informed accordingly. Further reminders were sent to the course managers who had not yet responded. The course manager at Oxford Brookes was visited The website continued to be updated and attempts to make contact with the course managers who had still not responded were made The course manager at Portsmouth was visited and initial mapping of the Masters course was discussed and explained. The new modules for the course at Imperial university were mapped and verified. Final adjustments to the website and report 4) Detail of the work carried out: There were a number of course managers who responded that there were no changes required to their course details (see table below). Other course managers required updates to the name of the course, to the names of the modules, or the name of the course manager. A number of course managers advised of pending course changes. Some course managers did not respond to e mail requests (see Summary Table). Some were followed up with phone calls. The website has been altered according to the instructions of the course managers, using the NHS Computer system, Citrix, and then using the tools provided by the software company Noko, called Immediacy editor and administrator. Of the previously unverified courses further information has not yet currently been received to verify these courses (see Appendix 2), however correspondence with a number of the course managers has continued, visits to Oxford Brookes and Portsmouth Universities were carried out to encourage engagement and correspondence has continued, for example with UCL. The requested information is still unforthcoming. There was a slight delay in carrying out this work due to connection problems with Citrix from the Southampton laptop computer. This was eventually resolved by 3

4 carrying out the work of updating the website whilst based at the NESC offices in Otterbourne, Hampshire. 5) Summary of Responses and Changes to the website No Changes Course changes completed New course manager Changes pending Waiting for Initial Course Information Waiting for verified mapping documents No reply Bedfordshire, Kings College London, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) Canterbury Christ Church, Imperial College London, Southampton (PH Nutrition), London Southbank, London Metropolitan Kent, Reading (course closing), Southampton (Public Health Practice), East London (UEL), London School of Economics (LSE) Birmingham, Bournemouth, Brighton, Buckinghamshire New, Open (OU), Thames Valley (TVU) Portsmouth, College London (UCL), Greenwich, Oxford (Global health) Oxford Brookes, Oxford (Evidence based healthcare), TVU, Middlesex, City, LSE Brunel, Surrey, Middlesex, City, Oxford, Greenwich 6) Conclusions From the start of the updating period it was apparent that some university course managers could clearly see the benefits to students in having their course and module information available and up to date, as they were quick to respond to the requests that were sent out. There was also the added benefit of the networking that had taken place in the initial stages of the mapping work and in the build up to the launch of the website, so that course managers who had previously been in close communication had responded well. Example 1 Thank you for your . I think you are a brick keeping this up to date. The course has not really changed, we are only 2 years off re-validation then it might. I think that you have covered all the below, however I will look at the web site next week and just check. It may be Friday as it is our exam board week. Thank you for all your work. The students like the site. Example 2 Many thanks for this. I've checked the web site and it all looks fine as far as our programme is concerned. Many thanks for your help in publicising our programme. Best wishes. Example 3 We would like to remain on the web site and have no new courses to upload. Thanks 4

5 Course mapping overview: Number Percentage % Number of course % managers contacted Number of course details % updated or confirmed for 2010/2011 Number of pending changes % Number of No replies % Contacting the course managers was the most time consuming aspect of this piece of work, as they do not necessarily see the benefits or the urgency of updating the website within a time frame, or they had too many teaching and other commitments at the time when they were contacted. Eg. One course manager added it to their things to do list, one had exams to deal with and students stranded overseas (caused by the volcanic dust cloud!), another responded to a reminder in mid May but not in early February. The course managers can change on an annual basis, so it was important to trace the contact details of the current course manager, where possible. This was done through the university course website or by telephone call. Carrying out the initial mapping against the PHSCF can be a very time consuming process for the course managers, particularly as each module is usually managed by a different person. The module manager probably has the best in depth knowledge of the module content and is therefore in the best position to carry out this work and feedback the information to the course manager who then completes the mapping document. It is necessary to have the expertise in using the PHSCF, in carrying out the mapping process, in linking effectively with course managers and in uploading information onto the website for the task of updating the website 7) Recommendations Further work is needed to engage certain university course managers with the public health courses guide website. The course manager may require some assistance with completing the mapping documents or more explanation as to what exactly is required, so a telephone call or a visit may be helpful The course manager s name and contact details needs updating on an annual basis More work needs to be done to highlight the importance and the advantages to the development of the public health workforce through mapping public health courses against the PHSCF with public health course managers Investigate the routes for marketing the public health courses guide website more widely such as through public health CPD managers in different organisations and within universities It is crucial that the website is updated in order for it to reflect current course information and to be of highest benefit to students The timing of the website update is important. It is probably best done towards the end of the Spring term and before the holiday period, from April to June/July. 5

6 If at any stage in the future the PHSCF should become amalgamated with other frameworks or no longer relevant to public health course content then the requirement for course mapping and the website will need to be reviewed 8) References Public Health Skills and Careers Framework (PHSCF) PHORCaST Sue Dewhirst SE Teaching Public Health Network July

7 9) Appendix 1 Summary of Updates to website: February to July 2010 Course Name Initial mapping complete? 2008 Bedfordshire Summary document Complete? Verified by course manager? Response from course manager (see names and contact details in Appendix 3) Public Health YES YES YES 4/2 Thanks received from course manager. Course unchanged. Students like the site Action No action required Birmingham Public Health YES YES Partially 2.6 Reply received: How do they update website for revised course? I requested new module details not yet received. Bournemouth Public Health YES YES YES 8.2 Will consult and reply early March. 22/3 Making changes to the coursewill add next time website updated Brighton PH, PH Management YES YES YES No reply initially from course administrator. Spoke to course administrator New course manager part time v busy but he will be in touch soon. Some module names have changed. Brunel Buckinghamshire New Health Promotion & Public Health Public Health Practice YES YES YES No reply. Left message on YES YES YES No reply initially from course manager Spoke to Course manager. PHP course not running due to low student numbers being updated with more emphasis on Health Promotion and well being. Available in a couple of No action required Updated name of course manager on the website. Waiting for module name changes Removed link to course website but left contact details. 7

8 Canterbury Christ Church Imperial College London Kent Kings College London London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) Open years time. Health Promotion & YES YES YES 26.2 Course manager sent new course Public Health documentation Public Health YES YES YES* 15/2 Need to update title and description 21.4 Most important info has been updated Health services research YES YES YES 15/2 New course manager 22/2 No changes planned until 2011 when a new MSc in Health services research is due to start. Health Promotion YES YES YES 4/2 Thanks from course manager for publicising and looks fine. Public Health YES YES YES 8/2 Course manager would like to remain on website, no further information to upload MSc Advancing Healthcare Practice YES YES YES 1.6 Course manager currently updating course Website updated with new course info Title updated 5.7 Mapping completed for new and updated modules and summary sent to course manager for verification. 8.7 Website updated Website updated. No further action required No action required No action required No action required at present Details to follow Portsmouth Leadership in health and well being YES YES YES 4.2 Previous course manager has left 25.2 Reminder sent to shssaw@port.ac.uk Portsmouth MSc Advanced professional practice NO NO NO 8.6 Met with course manager, who agreed to send mapping information Waiting for mapping information Reading PH Nursing YES YES YES Course closing. New course manager. Course manager s name changed and pending course closure added 8

9 Southampton Southampton PH nutrition YES YES YES 18/2 New web link and stand alone modules for CPD PH Practice YES YES YES 4.3 Previous course manager advised the only change is name of course manager. to website. Information added as requested. Name of course manager amended Southampton London South Bank MSc Allergy NO NO NO Advised that we can add name and contact details but not mapping document at this stage PH & HP Name and contact details added. YES YES YES Website link not working Link to website checked and now working. 8.6 Updated name of course director. Changed title of Health Education module as per . Sent link to PHORCaST Surrey PH Practice YES YES YES No reply from course manager. Left message 16.6 East London (UEL) Metropolitan Thames Valley (TVU) Middlesex PH / HP YES YES YES 2.6 Reply received from course manager will notify updates soon PH YES YES YES 6.3 Reply from course manager that he HAS verified mapping so why not on website?. CPPD in PH; Distance learning YES NO NO 26.2 Course manager replied on his things to do list! 25.5 Reminder sent Waiting for update. Left message16.6 Health & social care* YES NO NO 26.2 Reminder sent to Enquiries 20.4 Reminder sent 27.5 Name of course manager changed. Update completed Uploaded mapping information No Action possible until updates received 9

10 City /Queen Mary London School of Economics (LSE) PH YES NO NO No reply from course manager Left message 16.6 on general enquiries Health, population, YES NO NO New course manager 5.2 Edited site. society Oxford Brookes Oxford MSc PH YES YES NO 18.2 Enquiry from course administrator about undergraduate course info Evidence Based Health Care YES YES NO sent Reminder sent to No reply. Left message th April Met with course manager at Oxford Brookes. He will send verified documents in due course Reminder sent. Not yet received verification Greenwich Research health & social care No course details N/A to both course managers Reminder sent. No reply College London (UCL) Health & Society No: course being updated** N/A 11/2 Sent UCL web addresses 11/2 Requested further information to map course. Received 15/ asked for further info Requested to complete mapping doc Links added. Waiting for information. Left message 16.6 Oxford Global Health Sciences **Updated modules not yet available No: course still in development** N/A 26.2 Reminder sent to course manager No reply 10

11 10) Appendix 2 Initial E Mail to inform course managers of website update: Dear I am pleased to inform you that I will be updating the Public Health Courses guide website over the next few months on behalf of NHS Education South Central (NESC). ( I am planning to Review and update the details of the Masters courses in Public Health that are already on the website increase the number of course details that are available widen the audience for the website, through making links to other public health related websites PLEASE CHECK THE WEBSITE, THEN CONTACT ME: IF YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR COURSE DETAILS ON THE WEBSITE UPDATED IF YOU HAVE ANY NEW PUBLIC HEALTH COURSES THAT HAVE BEEN MAPPED AGAINST THE PHSCF AND ARE READY TO UPLOAD IF YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO MAP YOUR COURSE DETAILS AGAINST THE PHSCF FOR YOUR VERIFICATION IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS OR VERIFY PREVIOUSLY MAPPED COURSES THAT ARE NOT YET ON THE WEBSITE IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS AT ALL ABOUT THE WEBSITE All the courses on the website have been mapped against the Public Health Skills and Careers Framework ( The purpose of this mapping is to explore the content of Public Health courses in HEI s across the SE region and London in order to provide a database of information for prospective students at Public Health Practitioner and Advanced Public Health Practitioner levels. The website was launched in June It shows: a) which Public Health courses and modules are available and at which institution b) which Core and Defined areas of the PHSCF are covered by the course/ module. c) an indication of which level (s) of 5, 6 or 7 is/are covered. d) details of who to contact for further information 11

12 I look forward to hearing from you Best wishes Sue Sue Dewhirst Research Fellow SE Teaching Public Health Network (TPHN) Dept of Public Health Sciences and Medical Statistics, Mailpoint 805 Level C, South Academic Block, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton, Hampshire. SO16 6YD Tel: or (General Enquiries) Fax: Mobile: E.mail: 12

13 11) Appendix 3 Course Provider Details 2010/11 Institution website Postgraduate courses Undergraduate courses Bedfordshire MSc Public Health Course Manager: Susan Sapsed E mail: susan.sapsed@beds.ac.uk Birmingham blichealth Public Health MPH/PGDip/PGCert s/taught/medicine/public health.shtml Contact: Ms Tricia Henley Tel: +44 (0) t.henley@bham.ac.uk Bournemouth Public Health MSc / PGDip / PGCert dex_mscph.html BSc Nutrition BSc Health and Social care BSc Exercise Science Contact Masters Programme Administrator +44(0) ihcsprofdevel@bournemouth.ac.uk Course Managers: Liz Norton and Dr Anne Hemmingway LNorton@bournemouth.ac.uk 13

14 Brighton Public Health MA / PG Dip / PGCert 85 Public Health & Education MA 31 Public Health & Management MA 32 Course administrator: J Bocking Contact: j.c.bocking@bton.ac.uk Course Manager: Brendan O Connor Buckinghamshir e New College MSc Public Health Practice (course closed currently being updated) Contact Julie Burge Tel jburge01@bcuc.ac.uk BSc Hons Health care Practice Canterbury Christ Church Postgraduate courses: MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert Health Promotion and Public Health (HPPH) BSc Health Studies Sally.robinson@canterbury.ac.uk MSc Public health Practice Grad Cert/ Adv Dip Contact Dr Fiona Bushell

15 Chichester Open MSc/ Dip/ Cert in Advancing Healthcare Practice 52 Contact: Robert Price Programme Leader. Health Promotion and Personal training (Foundation degree 2 yr and BA 1yr) K311 Promoting Public Health:skills, perspectives and practice Sue Spurr, Course Manager, Faculty of Health and Social Care S.M.Spurr@open.ac.uk Oxford Master s Programme in Evidence based Health care PG Dip / PG Cert Course administrator: Caroline elmslie ourses/ebhc/pg_certificate/ MSc Global health Sciences 1 year full time course available modular course in development Contact: Dr Premila Webster Premila.webster@dphpc.ox.ac.uk Oxford Brookes Public Health MSc, PGDip, PGCert h Programme Administrator e: publichealth@brookes.ac.uk t: +44 (0) w: Anette Duplooy Programme administrator Adu plooy@brookes.ac.uk BA Public Health Nursing BSc Public Health Nutrition Sally Davis: Course Manager 15

16 Dr Adetunji Hamed Programme Manager Portsmouth Evidence base health Cert, Dip, MSc has changed to: MSc Advanced Professional Practice graduate/bschonshealthpromotion/ Contact Course Manager: Dr Isobel Ryder, Health care sciences Leadership in Health and Well Being Course Administration Tel: Thames Valley (TVU) CPPD Certificate in Professional and Personal Development in Public Health. Levels 6 and 7 (postgraduate) einstanceid=26713&searchtype=bas&searchtext= %20Public%20health&folder=ALL&rptindex=1&isSo rted=0&img=img&sortname=null&count=0&pagesi ze=10 Course Manager: Michael Morgan BSc Health promotion and Public Health 16

17 Kent MA Health services Research sociology.html Contact Gill Warr Course administrator Tel Dr Patrick Brown course manager Andy Alaszewski course manager Reading MSc Public Health Nursing (course closing) Course Manager: Amanda Harvey Tel: BSc Public Health Nursing BSc Nutrition and Food science Southampton Public Health Practice BSc and MSc/ PG Dip/ PG cert (Public Health Practice Pathway and Specialist Community Nursing Pathway) yopportunities/pqpgprogspec/postqualpostgradinf o.htm BSc Public Health Practice Contact Lyn Wilson Tel: MSc Research Methods 17

18 Admissions Tutor: Professor Helen Simons Tel: +44 (0) Fax: +44 (0) MSc Public Health Nutrition udy/programmes/2008/medicine/msc_pg_dip_pg_ cert_public_health_nutrition.html Admissions Tutor: Dr Penny Nestel Tel: +44 (0) T Fax: +44 (0) MSC Sociology, Social Policy and Social Statistics udy/pgt/sociologysocpol.html MSc Allergy Course Manager: Dr Judith Holloway Tel: +44 (0) allergy@southampton.ac.uk MSc Programmes Secretary: Tel: +44 (0) Fax: +44 (0) ss pgi@socsci.soton.ac.uk p 18

19 Southampton Solent BA Hons Health Promotion and Fitness BSc Hons Health, Exercise and Physical Activity Surrey MSc Health Psychology Course Director: Mark Cropley MSc/PG Dip/ PG Cert in Health Care fhms BSc Nutrition and Dietetics MSc Public Health Practice Director of Studies: Dr Pat Colliety (Enquiries) Details on website Programme Administrator Kate Jordan Division of Health and Social care Sussex Winchester BSc Hons Health and Well Being Modules in HP, Leadership and Management, Promoting PH 19

20 LONDON UNIVERSITIES Brunel City university (run jointly with Queen Mary s School of Medicine) Health Promotion & Public Health MSc h+promotion+and+public+health+msc/ Course Director: Dr Sebastian Garman Contact health studies courses@brunel.ac.uk Karen.Clayton@brunel.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0) Public Health MSc/ PG Diploma ealth/public health msc pgdip.html Course organiser: Hayley Chapman / Ilona Brannen Contact: Ilona.brannen.1@city.ac.uk BSc Health promotion BSc Specialist Community Public Health nursing BSc Health studies East London (0) Health Promotion & Public Health MSc / PG Dip publichealth msc BSc Health promotion Post graduate Public Health training in charge: Carmen Aceijas C.Aceijas@uel.ac.uk 20

21 Greenwich Research in Health and Social Care MSc Course managers: Contact Dr Susie Page or Dr Carlos Moreno at BSc Public Health BSc Health King s College, London Public Health MPh, MSc, PG Dip Contact norman.parkinson@kcl.ac.ukpostgradbiomed@kcl.ac.uk Health promotion MSc Course organizer: Peter Duncan Contact peter.duncan@kcl.ac.uk King s Fund Leadership and Management Training Courses l London Imperial College leadership@kingsfund.org.uk Master of Public Health (MPH) stgraduate/taughtcourses/masterspublichealth/ Course organiser: Dr Christine Franey Contact e mail c.franey@imperial.ac.uk 21

22 London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) London School of Economics (LSE) ectus/masters/msph.html Public Health (general) MSc. Public Health (Environment & Health) MSc Public Health (Health Promotion) MSc Public Health (Health Services Management) MSc Public Health (Health Services Research) MSc MSc Public Health in Developing Countries MSc Public Health Nutrition Course organiser: Dr Helen Hogan Contact: Health, Population & Society MSc us2008/taughtprogrammes/mschealthpopulationa ndsociety.htm London South Bank (LSBU) Contact Programme Director Dr Arjan Gjonca MSc Public Health & Health Promotion / PGDip / PGCert php?courseid=2132and searchwords=hscpostpri Course director: Russell Caplan E mail: caplanr@lsbu.ac.uk enquiry@lsbu.ac.uk +44 (0)

23 London Metropolitan MSc/ PG Dip/ PG Cert Public Health Course Manager: Dr Livingstone Musuro Middlesex MA Health and Social Care Social%20Science/MA%20Health%20And%20Social %20Care/005L401.asp Course leader: Mary Tilki E mail: enquiries@mdx.ac.uk Tel: BSc Health Promotion (Top up) St George s Hospital Medical School College London (UCL) MSc Health Sciences rees/health sciences.cfm Contact tel Health and Society: social epidemiology MSc, PGDip, PGCert E mail: catherine.conroy@ucl.ac.uk graduateinfo@ public health.ucl.ac.uk Tel

24 12) This resource has been compiled in good faith and reflects the best information available at the date published. For further information, please contact: Joanna Chapman Andrews, Public Health Workforce Development Manager NHS Education South central (NESC) Tel: Joanna.chapman Or SE Teaching Public Health Network Dept of Public Health Sciences and Medical Statistics, Mailpoint 805 Level C, South Academic Block, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton, Hampshire. SO16 6YD Tel: or (General Enquiries) Fax: Or 24