Guidance

Public Health Skills and Knowledge Framework (PHSKF)

UK-wide tool to develop public health professional skills needed in the future.

• From: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities
• Published: 10 August 2016
• Last updated: 8 February 2023
  Show all updates

  1. 8 February 2023

     Lead organisation changed to 'Office for Health Improvement and Disparities' and user guide removed

  2. 19 December 2019

     Updated August 2019 document with links to relevant resources.

  3. 3 September 2019

     Added 'Public Health Skills and Knowledge Framework update: August 2019'.

  4. 10 May 2018

     Added 'Public Health Skills and Knowledge Framework update: March 2018'.

  5. 15 November 2016

     Updated the Public health skills and knowledge framework 2016.

  6. 10 August 2016

     First published.

Documents

Public Health Skills and Knowledge Framework

Ref: PHE publications gateway number 2016440

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Public Health Skills and Knowledge Framework: August 2019 Update

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Public Health Skills and Knowledge Framework: March 2018 update

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Details

The Public Health Skills and Knowledge Framework (PHSKF) is a UK-wide resource which describes the functions and activities carried out by people working to protect and promote the public’s health.

These documents include:

• the full framework
• a user guide to using the framework
• recent updates - including supporting tools and resources

The PHSKF is a collaboration between OHID, Public Health Wales, NHS Health Scotland and the Public Health Agency of Northern Ireland. The development process is detailed in Review of the PHSKF.

The PHSKF should be consulted along with All Our Health, the employer standards and Quality in public health: a shared responsibility.

Individuals and organisations can share their experiences of applying the framework with phworkforcestrategy@dhsc.gov.uk.