Tasks need to be undertaken to establish the role of GPwSI in public health
| Level | Task needed |
|---|---|
| Faculty of Public Health and Royal College of General Practitioners | • Define competencies and training required |
| • Identifying potential roles and responsibilities | |
| • Establish formats for accreditation and appraisal | |
| Primary care trust and local authority | • Agree a model of health and vision for potential contribution |
| • Establish flexibility of resources to pay for time and for resulting projects | |
| • Offer avenues for salaried, PMS, or GMS doctors | |
| Public health team | • Adjusting team working to accommodate a “part time” person |
| • Clearly define management structure | |
| • Define local accountability, agree responsibility, resources and support | |
| • Training | |
| GPwSI | • Acquire suitable training for accreditation in public health, for example, MPH, DFPH, MFPH |
| • Maintain competence and appraisal | |
| • Negotiate agreed model of practice |