Promotjng psychology in public health

摘要

I was interested and encouraged to read the piece'Increasing our influence on NICE consultations'(Society, December 2013). As both a psychologist and Director of Public Health I think the contribution of psychology to NICE, and to the field of public health, still has much untapped potential, and we have some inspiring leaders in academic and applied psychology (I won't embarrass them by naming them). And I think with the creation of the new public health system in England, and the increasing multidisciplinary vibrancy of the public health systems in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, there is a significant window of opportunity for psychology to further and deepen its influence on better health outcomes for our population, from influencing NICE guidance to bringing insight to new ways of dealing with morbidity.