Priorities

SoCOEHS Strategic Priorities

The Board have developed the Society’s Strategic priorities having regard to its 2024/25 priorities, feedback from members and Congress; its SCIO objectives and emerging issues and challenges.

Overall Status

Overall Risk:

Medium

Monitor The External Environment

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Support the work stream with Scottish Government Organisational Readiness to ensure resilience of EH Services with Scotland

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Develop a process for sharing with members the formal consultations and responses submitted by the Society

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To identify new or additional regulatory responsibilities falling on EH services from either the UKG or SG.

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Identifying opportunities for additional funding streams to support work of Society

Support Our Members

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Deliver the Student/graduate EHO Training Support programme, including a review of the grant assistance model, supported by FSS

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Continue wider workforce planning and promotion of pathways into the profession including Food Safety Officers and other technical officers as well as EHOs

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Develop and implement a communications strategy to ensure all members are kept informed of issues relevant to EH including improved use of social media to promote the charitable aims of the Society

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Complete the assessment into EH delivery models before further fragmentation of services takes place.

Promote Effective Management

Work

Work with APSE to further develop the current performance measures for the key EH outcomes, promotes innovation and contributes to effective management.

Identity

Identify key performance measures which the Society can use when outlining its case to other agencies etc.

Continue

Continue engagement with P.H. colleagues in relation to SHPN and the development of P.H. Scotland to ensure E.H. leadership is uplifted and best placed.

Develop

Develop a professional education pathway for EH staff to become senior managers training.

Focus On Partnerships

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Maintain partnership relationships with REHIS to promote, protect and further environmental health

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Build upon existing partnerships and develop improved liaison with agencies incl. HSE, FSS, P.H. Scotland, CPHM’s

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Develop a “How to manage partners” workshop.

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Develop MOU or mutual support agreement for use by local authorities, where appropriate.

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Redressing the workforce trends by working with partners to provide a sustainable EH profession in Scotland.

Public Health Reform Programme

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Strengthen links with Scottish Government Health Protection Team

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Ensure that EH is represented at the new Public Health Scotland governance arrangements, which replace the Public Health Reform Programme Board meetings

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Update and maintain Society/EH involvement in SHPN including co-chairing of Coordination group

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Develop the EH services role in relation to the PLACE and whole system delivery of public health priorities