Our NHS history
Solutions for Public Health has over 16 years of NHS history. Set-up as a not-for-profit NHS organisation back in 1995 in response to demand to improve local and national public health outcomes.
Before becoming a single organisation in 2002, we existed as a collection of separate strands, including PHRU (Public Health Resource Unit), SEPHO (South East Public Health Observatory) and OCIU (Oxford Cancer Intelligence Unit).
In 2002, with a broader portfolio of public health programmes and projects being delivered SPH formed as a single umbrella organisation to better reflect the widening impact of our public health work. For example, SPH began delivering the Drug Treatment Monitoring Unit for the South East, the National Obesity Observatory, a priority-setting support service, and also the Quality Assurance Reference Centre for cancer screening for South Central.
The final phase in our journey towards our current organisational profile took place in 2007 with a move towards a structure based around four broad capabilities: health intelligence, screening, commissioning, and public health workforce development. Within these areas SPH is continually expanding its offer to ensure clients are achieving the outcomes they desire. Find out about our latest work.
