Guidance

Director of public health appointments

Advice and support to local areas on appointing Directors of Public Health to vacant posts in upper tier and unitary local authority areas and on transferring those already in post from the NHS.

Documents

Download Dear colleague letter: Director of public health appointments

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The attached letter from Professor Dame Sally C Davies, Chief Medical Officer and Carolyn Downs, Chief Executive, Local Government Association, provides advice and support to local areas on appointing Directors of Public Health to vacant posts in upper tier and unitary local authority areas and on transferring those already in post from the NHS.

Updates to this page

Published 4 January 2012

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