Essential Public Health

Dr Kirsteen Watson is a Consultant in Public Health Medicine who trained for several years in Paediatrics in New Zealand and Scotland, before gaining an MPH from Harvard. She is currently a Public Health Training Programme Director in the East of England, with service experience of innovative commissioning and service development for Older People, and for Children and families. She has a Masters degree in Medical Education and teaches Public Health, Leadership and Management in health, and Medical Education at the University of Cambridge. Jan Yates is Regional Head of Screening Quality Assurance, NHS England and Jan is a Consultant in Public Health and independent Consultant at Bernache Leadership Ltd where she undertakes private consulting and leadership courses for postgraduate trainee doctors and other managers. Professor Stephen Gillam, FRCP, FRCGP, FFPH began his career running mother child health programmes for the Save the Children Fund. He worked as a consultant in public health before joining the King's Fund where he was Director of Primary Care. Latterly, he directed public health teaching at the Cambridge Clinical School combined with urban general practice. He worked as a specialist adviser to NICE and the CQC. Stephen continues part-time clinical work.