Public Health Specialists - capacity and pay
Case reference FOI2026/01408
Received 17 June 2026
Published 29 June 2026
Request
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the following information regarding your Public Health workforce:
- Details of filled and unfilled roles for Public Health specialists on the specialist registers (e.g. Consultants in Public Health and Directors of Public Health) within your team
- The whole-time equivalent (WTE) for each role
- The total remuneration package for each post, both actual and full-time equivalent
- The salary ceiling for each role
- Whether each role is permanent, fixed term or a secondment
- The total population served (for teams working across multiple local authorities please report the combined population)
- Director of Public Health and Public Health specialist capacity per million population, and per local authority where there are joint teams or appointments
- Please provide the title and full-time equivalent remuneration package for staff in the Public Health team earning above £70,000 but not required to be on the Public Health Specialist Registers.
For reference, the Local Government Transparency Code 2015 requires authorities to publish details of employees whose remuneration is at least £50,000, including job titles, a list of responsibilities (for example, the services and functions they are responsible for, budget held and number of staff) and details of bonuses and benefits-in-kind. The Local Government
Response
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the following information regarding your Public Health workforce:
- Details of filled and unfilled roles for Public Health specialists on the specialist registers (e.g. Consultants in Public Health and Directors of Public Health) within your team
- The whole-time equivalent (WTE) for each role
- The total remuneration package for each post, both actual and full-time equivalent
- The salary ceiling for each role
- Whether each role is permanent, fixed term or a secondment
1. A: Details of Public Health Specialist roles within the team
Table 1: Public Health Specialists
|
Job title |
WTE |
Actual total remuneration |
Full time equivalent total renumeration |
Salary ceiling |
Contract type |
Vacant (y/n) |
|
Director of Public Health |
1.0 |
110,571 |
110,571 |
110,571 |
Permanent |
n |
|
Consultant in Public Health |
0.8 |
70,637 |
88,296 |
93,012 |
Permanent |
n |
|
Consultant in Public Health |
0.7 |
65,108 |
93,012 |
93,012 |
Permanent |
Vacant from 21/07/26 |
- The total population served (for teams working across multiple local authorities please report the combined population)
A: Circa 191,000
- Director of Public Health and Public Health specialist capacity per million population, and per local authority where there are joint teams or appointments
A: Approximately equivalent to 13.1 FTE specialist capacity per 1 million population.
- Please provide the title and full-time equivalent remuneration package for staff in the Public Health team earning above £70,000 but not required to be on the Public Health Specialist Registers.
A: None
Documents
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