Policy paper

Public Health Outcomes Framework 2013 to 2016

Sets out desired outcomes for public health and how they will be measured.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 23 January 2012
• Last updated: 10 December 2015 — See all updates

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Applies to England

Documents

Introduction to the Public Health Outcomes Framework 2013 to 2016

PDF, 826 KB, 3 pages

Improving outcomes and supporting transparency Part 1A: A public health outcomes framework for England, 2013-2016

PDF, 250 KB, 22 pages

Improving outcomes and supporting transparency Part 1B: Public health outcomes framework for England, 2013-2016 appendices

PDF, 429 KB, 32 pages

Improving outcomes and supporting transparency Part 2: summary technical specifications of public health indicators

PDF, 670 KB, 136 pages

Improving outcomes and supporting transparency. Updates to PHOF: Summary of changes to technical specifications, June 2015

PDF, 613 KB, 39 pages

Improving outcomes and supporting transparency: Updates to PHOF: summary of changes to technical specifications, December 2015

PDF, 339 KB, 16 pages

Public Health Outcomes Framework 2013 to 2016: Progress Report up to March 2013

PDF, 1.16 MB, 4 pages

Public Health Outcomes Framework 2013 to 2016: Equality Analysis

PDF, 362 KB, 49 pages

Public Health Outcomes Framework 2013 to 2016: Impact Assessment

PDF, 1.46 MB, 58 pages

Details

The Public Health Outcomes Framework concentrates on:

• increased healthy life expectancy
• reduced differences in life expectancy
• healthy life expectancy between communities

Local authorities must have regard to these documents in the exercise of their public health functions.

Annual update of PHOF technical documents

These are the latest versions of the 3 main PHOF documents, part 1A, part 1B and part 2. The updated technical specifications (Part 2) include all the technical changes that have been made to indicators throughout 2013.

‘Improving outcomes and supporting transparency: Updates to PHOF: summary of changes to technical specifications, December 2015’ summarises the changes that have been made to the technical specifications since the last publication in June 2015 and December 2014. These changes include new indicators that have been introduced, and changes that have been made to existing indicators.

Published 23 January 2012
Last updated 10 December 2015 + show all updates

1. 10 December 2015

   Added document: 'Improving outcomes and supporting transparency: Updates to PHOF, summary of changes to technical specifications, December 2015.'

2. 25 June 2015

   Added 'Improving outcomes and supporting transparency: Updates to PHOF' and updated text

3. 4 December 2014

   Part 2 document updated to incorporate changes published as interim policy updates in June and August.

4. 5 June 2014

   This document includes a number of interim updates and corrections to the Part 2 document, “Part 2: Summary technical specifications of public health indicators – updated November 2013”. This document should be read in conjunction with the previously published complete Part 2 document.

5. 13 November 2013

   The annual PHOF update

6. 1 May 2013

   November 2012 versions of 'Public Health Outcomes Framework for England 2013 to 2016:Part 1A' and 'Part 1B' added, January 2012 versions deleted. Update to 'Summary Technical Specifications of Public Health Indicators: Part 2' added.

7. 23 January 2012

   First published.