Wessex Public Health Practitioner Programme

The UK Public Health Register (UKPHR) Practitioner Programme is for public health professionals who spend much or, all of their time in public health practice working at a minimum level of 5 of the Health Careers Framework. They work to deliver the public health function which:

• improves and protects the public's health and reduces health inequalities between individuals, groups and communities, through co-ordinated system-wide action' [PHE]

To become a registered Public Health Practitioner, they are required to evidence their competence in public health practice demonstrating their knowledge, understanding and application against the UKPHR Public Health Practitioner Standards (2018). By becoming registered, Public Health Practitioners are providing assurances to the public and their employers that they are a 'safe pair of hands' to practice public health.

The HEE Wessex School of Public Health commissioned the Awarded Provider to deliver a comprehensive programme of support, education, and development in the delivery of the Public Health Practitioner Development Programme. This will cover the local authority footprints of Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth, and Southampton.