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Public Health Intelligence

Role of the Public Health Intelligence Unit

The PCT’s Public Health Intelligence Team provides specialist research and information analysis support to the Public Health Directorate and South Staffordshire PCT as a whole.

We use data and information from a variety of sources to help measure and monitor the health of people in South Staffordshire and to show patterns of disease and illness. This information is used to highlight inequalities in health which are translated in to health protection and health improvement plans to improve health overall and also to reduce differences in health across the population.

These data and information sources include: births, deaths, hospital activity, surveys, census, information from the Office for National Statistics, deprivation information and scientific research.

We lead on or contribute to health needs assessments, health impact assessments, and service reviews to support the practice based commissioners who commission services for South Staffordshire residents.

We also monitor indicators that aim to measure how successful the PCT and its partners are in improving the health of everyone in South Staffordshire. These measures are mainly covered by:

The PCT’s Local Delivery Plan
The Local Area Agreement (between the PCT and partners)
The Healthcare Commission Annual Health Check

Who are we?

Sue Wardle is the Public Health Consultant who is Head of Public Health Intelligence

Rachel Halliwell is the Public Health Epidemiologist

Divya Patel is also a Public Health Epidemiologist

Martin Dudgon is the Senior Public Health Analyst

Phil Steventon, Louise Cope and Matthew Bentley are the Public Health Analysts

Kelly Danks-Hyden is the Senior Librarian

Joanne Ridley is the Library and Information Officer

And Di Boffey is the Administrative Assistant / Secretary for the Team