Guidance

Public health outcomes framework 2016 to 2019

This document sets out desired outcomes for public health and how they will be measured.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 16 August 2016
• Last updated: 3 July 2017 — See all updates

Documents

Improving outcomes and supporting transparency

PDF, 2.07 MB, 147 pages

Details

The public health outcomes framework concentrates on:

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

This document sets out the technical specifications of the indicators in the public health outcomes framework. For technical definition updates made since August 2016, please see the public health outcomes framework web tool. Local authorities must consider these when carrying out their public health functions.

Following a consultation on the public health outcomes framework, some existing indicators and sub-indicators were revised, replaced or removed. Details of the changes and the reasons behind them are in the government response to the consultation.

Please see the public health outcomes framework web tool for technical definition updates since August 2016.

Published 16 August 2016
Last updated 3 July 2017 + show all updates

1. 3 July 2017

   Information added about where to find technical updates to the document.

2. 16 August 2016

   First published.