Education, training, and experience in public health ethics and law within the UK public health workforce

Author:

Viens A M1ORCID,Vass Caroline23,McGowan Catherine R45ORCID,Tahzib Farhang6

Affiliation:

1. Southampton Law School, University of Southampton, University Road, Southampton 1BJ, UK

2. Faculty of Medicine, Primary Care and Population Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton 6YD, UK

3. Public Health England Screening, Public Health England, Wellington House, London SE1 8UG, UK

4. Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London WC1H 9SH, UK

5. Humanitarian Public Health Technical Unit, Save the Children UK, London EC1M 4AR, UK

6. Faculty of Public Health, 4 St Andrews Place, London NW1 4LB, UK

Abstract

Abstract Background Public health ethics and law (PHEL) is a core professional competency for the public health workforce. However, few data are available describing the extent to which UK public health workforce members experience ethical and legal issues or have sufficient educational and/or training background to adequately deal with such issues. Methods An anonymous online survey was developed for dissemination via member mailing lists of the: Faculty of Public Health, Royal Society of Public Health, and UK Public Health Register. Public Health England also included a link to the survey in their newsletter. The survey included questions about education, training, and experience in relation to PHEL. The survey was deployed from October 2017 to January 2018. Results The survey was completed by a diverse sample of five hundred and sixty-two individuals. The majority of respondents reported: (i) regularly encountering ethical issues, (ii) resolving ethical issues through personal reflection, (iii) having little or no education and training in PHEL, and (iv) questioning whether they have dealt with ethical issues encountered in practice in the best way. Conclusions The results suggest that there is a need to develop and support wider PHEL capacity within the UK public health workforce through the provision of PHEL education, training, guidance, and mentoring.

Funder

Southampton Law School’s Research Impact Fund

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,General Medicine

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