HPHS Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What are the benefits of being a member of the HPHS Network?
The network provides contact with other like-minded health improvement staff and others with an interest in health improvement across Scotland. Members meet quarterly to share information about their own projects and to highlight good practice. Members also provide mutual support to and can offer each other advice to overcome obstacles.
As a member of the HPHS Network this lends authority to your health promotion initiatives and provides an opportunity for peer review.
Members also contribute to national working groups.
Who can become a member of the HPHS Network?
Any representative of a hospital, CHP or NHS Board with health improvement as part of their role may become a member of the network.
How do I join the HPHS Network?
Anyone with a commitment to health improvement in the health service may join the network
For more information on how to join the HPHS Network, please contact Hope Turner by email at: hope.turner@health.scot.nhs.uk.
What would I need to do if I become a member?
Members are expected to attend quarterly meetings and contribute to the Annual HPHS Conference. Members also share their experience with health improvement initiatives, provide material for case studies and provide positive support to other members where possible.
For those with a particular topic interest, the Network is also supported by small working groups – some members choose to be involved with these. The aim of these working groups is generally to affect policy or programmes to improve national approaches to health promotion.
Is there a cost to join the HPHS Network?
There is no cost to join the HPHS Network.
Is there a cost to join the WHO Health Promoting Hospitals and Health Services Network?
The World Health Organisation levies a fee of 250 Euros to each hospital that joins as a member of its Network. Currently, Health Scotland offers a 50 per cent subsidy to members of the HPHS Network who wish to join the WHO Network.
Is the HPHS Network different from the WHO Health Promoting Hospitals and Health Services Network?
The HPHS Network is a national network for NHS Scotland, which provides a forum for members to share information, good practice and advice. The Scottish Network has developed direct links with other networks in Eire, Northern Ireland and the ENSH.
The WHO Network is comprised of representatives from each of the national networks which operate in most European countries. Within the WHO Network there are a number of additional European task forces to which members of the Scottish Network contribute.
Membership of both networks enables members to use the HPHS and WHO HPH logo which lends authority and extra rigor to work programmes through requirements for peer review.