The North East will have the highest quality services to support individuals (along with their families and carers) in their choices as they approach death. By a good death we mean one which is free of pain, with family and friends nearby, with dignity and in the place of one’s choosing

We will establish a regional Office for the Safe Consumption of Alcohol to coordinate social marketing, lobbying and collective action in relation to alcohol for the North East.

A 3-year, mixed methods study of the effectiveness of the North East Transformation System (NETS) in bringing about transformational change in NHS North East organisations.

This is a subgroup of the regional advisory group for obesity, diet and physical activity, to support the evaluation of regional bariatric prescribing and surgery.

PHINE has created the Breastfeeding and Weaning online working group to facilitate collaborative working on the range of issues of breastfeeding and weaning for the North East.

A discussion group for information analysts from PCTs and PHOs to co-ordianate the analysis and reporting of cancer information and data.

Tackling cardiovascular disease is key to achieving improvements in life expectancy. Policies for both population level lifestyle changes and interventions to minimise individual risks are important. This group looks at the options available and how to realise the potential effects on mortality.

Chief Knowledge Officers

Public health professionals make a significant contribution to commissioning, particularly in the interpretation of evidence and the preparation of specifications for preventive, diagnostic, treatment and care services. This group is for those involved with the process.

This group is for people interested in information to support Mental Health commissioners

The North East will be the safest and best place to be born and to experience early life.

The Regional Advisory Group for economy, culture and environment will be the Health Forum itself, augmented by specific task groups appointed to examine specific thematic areas. This group will also play a role in synthesis and oversight of all health and well-being themes, and will maintain an overview of action on inequalities and fairness.

Falls

This group is to support the healthy weight, healthy communities train the trainers group in the roll out of the Understanding childhood obesity programme.

This group is to support the healthy weight, healthy schools train the trainers group in the roll out of the Understanding childhood obesity programme.

Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) provide information on inpatients and day cases in NHS hospitals in England from 1989.

This groups has been established to support the growing number of individuals managing groups on the PHINE platform. In this group you will keep you up-to-date with new developments, store guidance notes and provide a support portal for your questions using the discussion function.

The Institute for Local Governance (ILG) is a pioneering research and knowledge exchange venture designed to maximise the benefits of collaboration between all five universities in North East England and the wider public realm. We are a unique research partnership between all the North East local authorities, universities, police forces, fire and rescue services and other public sector partners and we are hosted at Durham University. We are also building our links with the private and civic sector. This partnership shares the vision of supporting innovation, improvement, efficiency and quality in public services. We are an ally through transformation and change, helping to save public sector organisations money, sourcing expertise locally and providing academic opportunities. We aspire to be an internationally recognised centre of excellence in the field of local governance.

This group aims to maintain up to date guidance on JSNAs, share good practice and support collaboration where appropriate

Knowledge management and needs assessment for commissioning

Please use this site to help your work. Please add any queries or discussion you feel are relevant. Don't be shy! Please add any links and upload any relevant documents in the resources section.

The North East will be the safest, healthiest and happiest place to grow old.

The North East will achieve the best possible balance of life and work. Public policy decisions will be designed to achieve maximum benefit to the health and well-being of the population.

We will establish a Regional Advisory Group for Mental Health, Happiness and Well-being.

The North East working group for the National Child Measurement Programme.

A group for testing

This group has been set up, for members of the NETS (VMPS) Coalition Programme Board and members of the Sub-Programme Work Groups. This group is for sharing information, discussions and decision-making relating to the VMPS Programmes of Work.

This group has been created to support individuals participating in the Virginia Mason Production System (VMPS) and/or North East Transformation System (NETS) Certified RPIW Leader Training Programmes. There are several resources including: * Training materials (the VMPS Training Modules and supporting information) * RPIW standard work and templates to support you in your improvement activities

Bring Health and Transport Together

This group was established following a networking meeting on the 22/10/09, to provide a forum to network, share best practice and resources across the region.

To provide a coordinated approach to the delivery of national and regional targets for breastfeeding, with the emphasis on reducing inequalities. To link in to the obesity agenda and help support the public health objectives.

North East NHS Workplace Health Operational Network

This group has been established to provide a forum for networking and sharing resources amongst the North East School Travel Advisors and wider stakeholders.

This group has been set up with a view to supporting individuals working on NETS activities (Vision, Compact & Method) within their organisations and across the region. In this group you will find links to a community of support and resources around lean methods, compact development, transformational change.

A forum to share best practice and discussions during the North East implementation of the UNICEF Higher Education Institution Accreditation

Northern Region Public Health Specialty Registrars

A discussion group for information analysts from PCTs and PHOs to co-ordianate the analysis and reporting of obestiy related data.

The North East will curtail its increase in average body mass index and increase the proportion of people whose weight is within safe limits, eradicating the differential between social groups. The North East population will be the most physically active in the country, both in its activities of daily living and in its recreational choices. The support available for individuals to alter their activity levels will be clearly and fairly defined and will be provided according to individual need.

Our NHS Group

Use this area to discuss alcohol public health issues and the alcohol profiles which have recently been produced by the PHINE network.

This group has been set up for public health information analysts in the North East to share information, best practice and collaborate on projects.

This is the online resource for the PHINE management group. Here you will find all minutes, agendas and other documents from the management group meetings. You can also use this space to post comments and connect with the group in between meetings.

For work and discussion relating to the PHINE website developments

This group is made up from members of websites hosted on the PHINE platform and key users to steer developments and ensure a fit for purpose function.

This is a group for people who like population statistics

PORSCH Advisory Board

this is the management group for porsch

WCC Competency 6 advocates prioritising investment according to local needs, service requirements and the values of the NHS. Expertise in 'Predictive modelling skills and insights' is one of the ways this can be achieved.

The North East will have the best preventive services. These and treatment services will be distributed fairly and geared to reducing inequalities in health and well-being. Individuals will receive the information and help needed to recognise health problems and act as early as possible.

The development of the Prison and Offender Research in Social Care and Health-North East, Yorkshire and Humberside (PORSCH-NEYH) network is the result of a collaboration between a number of agencies in the region including: Universities, Prisons, NHS Trusts, Primary Care Trusts (PCT), the Strategic Health Authorities (SHA), and the Care Services Improvement Partnership (CSIP).

Public Health Training Course

Safer Care North East

Sexual Health Network North East

The purposes of this group is to provide support and guidance to users of SHAPE. It is also a place for users to comment on improvements they would find useful. These comments and suggestions will be monitored by the development team and inform the future strategic direction of SHAPE.

One of nine Department of Health Social Care regional teams. Our aim is to support local authorities, the NHS and partnerships to deliver improved social care services within the region and encourage collaborative working.

This group has been developed to provide a focus for information, discussion, and sharing of innovative and effective approaches for the development of organisational resilience and surge management.

Teenage Pregnancy "Breaking the Cycle"

The Regional Advisory Group for Tobacco Control will be the Steering Group of FRESH: Smokefree North East.

This group includes members of the Transition Programme Board, and is the principal source of information, progress sharing and document storage.

This groups is for those concerned with excess winter deaths and the right to warmth. Please join this group to register your interest in the issue be it from a research or practitioner perspective.