Untapped Potential: The Role of Training in Public Health
RSPHβs new report sets out the challenges the wider public health workforce is facing to protect the nationβs health, and the support they need to continue delivering crucial preventative interventions.
We're facing a healthcare crisis. It has never been more important to invest in preventative services.
That's why we're calling for better support and training for the public health workforce to help them boost their careers and improve people's health π
https://ow.ly/nyPW50XknRH
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Coproduction is at the heart of behaviour change and public health impact
Explore the benefits of co production and what it means from practical perspectives.
What are the benefits of co-production? And what does it mean from a practical perspective?
Take part in our free webinar on 6 November where we will be joined by experts in the field to answer these questions π
https://ow.ly/qL7R50Xknzk
30.10.2025 15:01 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
From individual interventions to structural change: Why public health leadership is needed to engage men and boys in violence prevention
To review practice in Wales for engaging men and boys in violence prevention and examine how public health can support effective and coordinated efforβ¦
Could public health help engage men and boys in violence prevention?
A new article in our journal, Public Health, has explored how confronting harmful ideas about masculinity and using trauma-informed approaches could help engage men and boys in violence prevention π
https://ow.ly/ayye50Xj4FO
28.10.2025 15:01 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Making Black history today: the leaders shaping innovation in public health - Voice Online
Healthcare leaders are making Black history today, transforming the future of public health, driving innovation and representation across the NHS
Great to see our Vice President Professor Bola Owolabi and Honorary Fellow Professor Kevin Fenton CBE recognised in this piece highlighting the trailblazers who are driving change and championing equality across the UK for #BlackHistoryMonth.
https://ow.ly/LL4I50XhpBN
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Working from home isnβt the problem β our attitude to workplace health is
William Roberts, emphasises the importance of promoting health in the workplace to enhance employee wellbeing and tackle health inequalities
Working from home isnβt the problem β our attitude to workplace health is π
Our Chief Executive William Roberts writes about the importance of promoting health in the workplace to boost wellbeing and tackle inequalities π
https://ow.ly/89Sy50XfoI8
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Today Ruth Strauss Foundation have launched a new Workplace Training Programme in collaboration with RSPH.
It helps teams respond when colleagues face the unknown β incurable illness, bereavement, caring responsibilities, and whatever else life sends their way.
https://ow.ly/bFNy50Xfo4J
21.10.2025 14:02 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Principles and Concepts of Social Prescribing
This course supports you to develop the knowledge, skills and understanding to deliver personalised care as part of a social prescribing programme.
Do you want to make a real difference to people's health and lives?
Our latest online course is designed to help you to understand the key principles and concepts of social prescribing.
https://ow.ly/GbmZ50X9bPP
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It's Allied Health Professionals Day and we're delighted to share our refreshed AHP Hubπ
This hub is designed to encourage best practice and tell success stories of AHPs who do incredible work every day to protect and improve the public's health.
More π www.rsph.org.uk/services-res...
#AHPsDay
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Public health is having to navigate an increasingly uncertain political climate to achieve any real change.
Former government special advisor and Future Health founder Richard Sloggett discusses the politics of public health on our podcast.
https://ow.ly/CUWT50X9fzu
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As #PublicHealthWorkforceWeek comes to a close, we want to recognise the people that make public health possible.
We asked people to share their stories about the work they do to improve and protect the health of the public. Here's what they had to say.
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Training for Football Club charities to improve community health and wellbeing
RSPH and EFL in the Community will deliver bespoke health training to Football Club charities to improve health and wellbeing.
We're kicking off an exciting new partnership with EFL in the Community to improve community health β½π€ #PublicHealthWorkforceWeek
In the first pilot of it's kind, we'll be joining forces to deliver bespoke public health training to Football Club charities across England.
https://ow.ly/wvi950X8o6f
09.10.2025 14:02 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
New qualification to bring health into local communities
A new qualification aimed at Community Health and Wellbeing Workers is aimed at bringing health into local communities.
We're bringing health into local communities ποΈ#PublicHealthWorkforceWeek
We're launching a qualification in Community Health and Wellbeing, aimed at giving Community Health and Wellbeing Workers the skills they need to prevent ill health.
Find out more π
https://ow.ly/tbgk50X7OXU
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We're helping people pursue careers in pest control.
Our new careers hub will provide guidance, insights and resources for people looking to enter the workforce or progress their careers.
Find out more: https://ow.ly/sFzG50X7byG
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Timely & important report from @rsph.bsky.social.
The upcoming NHS Workforce Strategy should be widened to include EVERYONE who has an impact on health outcomes with a particular focus on the public health workforceβ¬οΈ
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An awful lot of "public health" is delivered by staff who dont have those two words in their job title
The workforce really really matters
We can do better on this
Good report from @rsph.bsky.social
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This #PublicHealthWorkforceWeek, we're calling for support and training to help the workforce improve the health of the nation and progress their careers.
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From sports clubs to schools, the wider public health workforce are making public health happen everywhere.
But they need support. They're facing major challenges in recruitment, retention and career progression.
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π¨The UK is facing a health crisis.
But there are 1.5 million people who could help solve it.
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Application Form: Public Health Training Pathway for Adult Social Care Workers, Carers & Volunteers in Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire
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Take our public health training pathway for free!
We're running a pilot of our training pathway for adult social care workers, carers and volunteers in Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire.
Apply by 15 October to take part π
https://ow.ly/ZzxM50X5xHR
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Royal Society for Public Health calling for social care reform
The Royal Society for Public Health is calling for adult social care reform to improve working conditions and access to workforce training.
The social care workforce deliver vital health support to many of our most vulnerable populations.
Without proper investment and recognition, they will continue to face challenges.
The solutions exist. We now need to act.
https://ow.ly/i91950X3Fv0
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Underpaid, overworked, undervalued, and rushed.
Thatβs how one paid carer we spoke to feels about their role in social care.
Itβs crucial that we give social care staff the support they need so that they can help people live the best quality of life β‘οΈ https://ow.ly/83kL50X3wps
29.09.2025 15:01 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Underpaid, overworked, undervalued, and rushed.
Thatβs how one paid carer we spoke to feels about their role in social care.
Itβs crucial that we give social care staff the support they need so that they can help people live the best quality of life β‘οΈ https://ow.ly/387G50X3wl2
29.09.2025 14:02 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Caring About Health
RSPH has published a new report looking at the health outcomes of adults using social care services and how the system can have a more active role in health improvement.
The social care system needs major reform.
With action, we can build a resilient social care system that improves quality of life, reduces pressure on the NHS, and drives local economies.
Read our new report π
www.rsph.org.uk/our-work/pub...
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Streets Ahead: building health on the high street
The high street is a British institution. This report explores what needs to be done so that high streets not only thrive but also support the local community to do the same.
Earlier this year, we published a model setting out how to do exactly this.
Whether it's healthy food, social spaces, transport links or community empowerment, we need to implement the building blocks that will help our communities thrive π
www.rsph.org.uk/our-work/pub...
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Communities to seize control over high streets and restore pride
Local communities will be handed new powers to revitalise their high streets and restore pride in their towns.
It's great to see more powers given to local communities to revitalise high streets with health at the centre.
π If we want our high streets to be places where people spend their time, then we need them to promote health and wellbeing.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Childhood bereavement can have a serious impact on health and wellbeing.
To shed light on the realities of how universally anticipatory grief and bereavement affect us physically as well as mentally, we spoke to Ruth Strauss Foundation on our podcast.
Listen now: shows.acast.com/rsph-present...
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