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Federation for Healthcare Science - Response to Choosing Health |
| The Federation for Healthcare Science is an overarching body representing the interests of more than 40 professional organisations working in health care. It provides a collective voice for over 50,000 scientists working in health care to the Government, other professions and members of the public. It works closely with individual professions, the Chief Scientific Officer and other groups to ensure Healthcare Scientists help take forward national policy, workforce and professional issues. The Federation sees two areas where input from Healthcare Scientists is of particular relevance for this consultation. These are as follows: Question 6. What opportunities are there to influence healthy choices through actions by health professionals? Professional bodies in health care are increasingly producing information for the public and other professionals explaining the background to various clinical conditions, and diagnostic and therapeutic techniques. It is a small step beyond this to structure and apply this information in a way that encourages individuals to live their lives more healthily. This information could be disseminated through a range of different routes. In a partnership approach, professional bodies would help to update information and would then work with other bodies to target, brand and deliver information in the best form for the end user. Question 11. Evidence Base for Healthcare Decisions. Healthcare Scientists have an important role to play in encouraging a structured approach to the evaluation of healthcare interventions, and work across all aspects of diagnosis and healthcare delivery. The Federation encourages the development of cross-disciplinary working and approaches to improving public health and patient care, and supports establishing links between professional groups to make best use of health resources. |
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