Dudley Health Protection Co-operation Agreement 2013-15Health Protection Cooperation Agreement • August 18th, 2014
Contract Type FiledAugust 18th, 2014On 1st April 2013 large changes took place in the health and social care landscape through implementation of the new Health and Social Care Act (2012). This established NHS England, Public Health England (PHE), Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) and transferred the majority of former NHS Public Health responsibilities into local authorities, including Director of Public Health responsibilities. However NHS England also retains some public health functions as well as the overall lead for NHS emergency and incident planning and response.