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Audit
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A systematic process for obtaining evidence and evaluating it according to pre-determined criteria.
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Board Members/Board of Directors
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Senior individuals responsible for setting an organisation’s strategic aims, providing leadership, supervising the management of the organisation and reporting to shareholders.
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Business Case
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A justification for undertaking a project or programme, which evaluates the benefits, costs and risks of alternative options, and provides a rationale for the preferred solution.
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Chief Operating Officer (COO)
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A member of senior management responsible for overseeing and identifying the daily operational strategy of an organisation and its various departments.
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Contact/identified contact
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Individuals who have been identified as having contact with someone with an infectious illness within a designated time frame.
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Coroner
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An independent judicial office holder, appointed and paid for by the relevant Local Authority to hear evidence to determine the causes or circumstances of someone’s death.
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Director of Public Health
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The most senior member of the Public Health team, with overall responsibility for Public Health services and staff within an organisation.
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Discharge arrangement
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The plan created when a patient leaves hospital, identifying the services and support they may need.
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Divisional Manager
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A key position within a hospital’s senior leadership team structure. They are responsible for the management of a group of services.
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Domestic violence
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Any incident or patterns of incidents of controlling, coercive, threatening behaviour, violence or abuse between those aged 16 or over who are, or have been, intimate partners or family members.
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Educational Supervisor
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A trainer who is responsible for the overall supervision and management of a specified trainee's learning and educational progress.
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ePortfolio
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A digital collection of course or training related work.
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Fuel Poverty
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A household is considered to be in fuel poverty if it has above-average energy costs, and if paying those costs would push the household below the poverty line in terms of remaining income.
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General Practitioner (GP)
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Doctors who treat all common medical conditions and refer patients to hospitals and other medical services for urgent or specialist treatment.
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Health Protection Policy
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A document outlining guidance on outbreaks of infectious diseases and environmental incidents that may harm health.
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Health Protection Team
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Responsible for dealing with outbreaks of infectious diseases and environmental incidents that may harm health.
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Hot desk/Hot desk policy
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A set of shared desks in an office environment and the set of rules or guidelines that govern their use by enabling employees to book desks on a flexible basis.
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Human Resources (HR)
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The department of an organisation responsible for managing the employee life cycle, workforce planning, organisational policies and compliance with labour laws.
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Information Governance Policy
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An organisational policy that sets out how information can be securely stored, effectively managed and lawfully used.
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Integrated Care System (ICS)/ ICS Board
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An NHS organisation responsible for developing plans to support meeting the health needs of the population.
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Learning outcomes
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Statements that describe core elements of learning that a registrar will be required to obtain whilst in training.
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Legal highs
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Psychoactive drugs that contain various chemical ingredients, some of which may be legal.
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Local Authority
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An organisation that is officially responsible for all the public services and facilities in a particular area.
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Local ethics committee
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Groups that evaluate and provide guidance on ethical issues within specific communities or organisations.
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Measles
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A viral infection that spreads between people very easily, typically characterised by cold-like symptoms followed by a rash.
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Meningitis/ Meningitis C
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An infection of the protective membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord.
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Multi-agency
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Several different organisations working together towards a shared aim or goal.
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Multidisciplinary team
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A group of professionals from various disciplines who collaborate to provide comprehensive care for patients.
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National Health Service (NHS)
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The publicly funded healthcare system in the United Kingdom.
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NHS Trust
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An organisational unit within the NHS, generally serving either a geographical area or a specialised function.
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On-call rota
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A document that sets out responsibilities for responding and managing urgent enquiries / incidents both during business hours and out of hours (evenings and weekends). This may be clinical or managerial in nature.
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Performance appraisal
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An evaluation of an employee’s work performance over a designated period of time.
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Primary Care Organisation
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Organisation with responsibility for the planning and securing of health services (primary & secondary care) and improving the health of a local population.
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Programme Manager
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An experienced, middle-grade public health specialist, who would typically have two or three public health practitioners reporting to them, and who themselves would be line-managed by a public health consultant.
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Prophylaxis
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The treatment given or action taken to prevent disease.
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Providers
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Organisations who have been commissioned under a contract to provide specific health and care support and/or interventions. This can be preventative or treatment. Examples might include a community group providing weight management services, a mental health helpline, a hospital, or care home.
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Public Health Lead
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The principal advisor on all health matters to elected members and officers of a Local Authority. Reports to Director/Consultant of Public Health.
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Reasonable adjustment
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Changes or modifications made by an employer to remove or reduce disadvantage related to someone’s experience of disability or neurodiversity.
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Salmonella
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A common bacterial disease that affects the intestinal tract, usually transmitted via contaminated water or food.
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Sexual Health Needs Assessment
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A systematic method for reviewing the sexual health needs of a population, this might include contraceptive services, treatment services for sexually transmitted infections and termination of pregnancy services.
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Smoking cessation
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A service which encourages users to stop smoking.
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Split post
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A working arrangement whereby an employee’s hours are split between two or more organisations or departments.
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Steering Group
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A group of individuals that use their experiences, skills and knowledge to share the decision making.
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Tonsillectomy
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Surgery to remove tonsils.
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Training Programme Director
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Individual who has an overall responsibility for the Public Health training programme in a region.
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Tripartite meeting
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A meeting between three parties.
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Warm Spaces
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Public places where people can spend their time to keep warm at no extra cost.
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Wash regime
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A specialised schedule of washing and personal hygiene aimed at treating and limiting the spread of infections.
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UK Health Security Agency
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A government organisation responsible for protecting the public’s health from infectious diseases and environmental hazards.
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