PHE survey

PHE survey

This survey will ask you a series of questions around your thoughts on content and functionality of the new public health portal which is being built by Public Health England. It will also ask you about your information needs and behaviour when searching for information, which will help us in prioritising and delivering data and information to you when you need it. If you experience any technical difficulties with this survey please contact Emma Hughes ([email protected]). If you would like more information about the survey content and why it is being carried out please contact Lucy Holdstock ([email protected]). The survey is delivered to you by the National Heart Forum on behalf of Public Health England. The survey will take you no more than 5 minutes to complete.

About you

*1. What type of organisation do you work for? j Public Health in the NHS k l m n

j Public Health in Local Authorities k l m n j Department of Health k l m n j Local Government k l m n

j Other Government Departments k l m n j Health and Wellbeing Board k l m n j Third / Voluntary Sector k l m n

j Commissioning Organisation k l m n j Other k l m n

Other (please specify)

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*2. What is your job title? j Director of Public Health k l m n

j Public Health Consultant k l m n j Public Health Specialist k l m n j Public Health Analyst k l m n j Policy Lead k l m n

j Director of Social Services k l m n

j Director of Children's Services k l m n j Commissioning Lead k l m n j Researcher k l m n

j Information Specialist k l m n j Other k l m n

Other (if your job title does not describe what you do, please give a description of your role))

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Content and Functionality

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*3. What resources should be developed as a priority? High importance

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Statistical sources

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Primary research

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Health priorities

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Guidelines / pathways

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Policies

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Public Health Outcomes

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Cost analysis information

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Commissioning

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Assessment Signposting to other sources of data, information and evidence

Framework Evaluation of services / interventions Health profiles e.g. geographical maps of health and disease Directory of national public health experts Database of proven interventions and evidence

information Information about treatment providers Public Health health indicators Other (please specify)

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*4. What kind of functionality do you think the portal should have? (tick as many as

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c Wikis d e f g

c Blogs d e f g

c Automatic news feeds d e f g c Networking d e f g c Forums d e f g

c Events calender d e f g

c Searchable databases d e f g c Repositories of data d e f g c Software tools d e f g c Atlases d e f g

c Directories of people d e f g

c Directories of organisations d e f g c Data presentation tools d e f g c Other d e f g


*5. Which of these social networks do you use to share best practice and exchange

information? (tick as many as apply) c Twitter d e f g

c LinkedIn d e f g

c Facebook d e f g

c Blogs d e f g

c Navcaboodle d e f g c Delicious d e f g c Diggit d e f g

c Netvibes d e f g

c I don't use social networks d e f g c Other d e f g


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7. Who do you think would / should be key collaborators (resource providers) in the portal? 5 6

*8. What kind of support would you like to enable you to use the portal's functions

and products? (tick as many as apply) c Analytical support d e f g c Technical support d e f g

c Support with locating and searching for information d e f g c Subject expertise d e f g c Other d e f g

Other please specifiy

*9. What kind of feedback mechanism would you like to use? (tick as many as apply) c Form d e f g

c Surveys d e f g

c Seminars d e f g

c Newsletter d e f g

c Focus group d e f g

c Discussion forum d e f g

c Training sessions d e f g c Telephone line d e f g

c Regional contact d e f g c Other d e f g


Information seeking behaviour

Think of yourself as a user of information:

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*10. How much time per week do you spend searching for information? j Less than 2 hours k l m n j 24 hours k l m n j 46 hours k l m n

j More than 6 hours k l m n

*11. How do you use information you look for? (tick as many as apply) c Training d e f g

c Advising colleagues d e f g c Advocacy work d e f g c Personal use d e f g

c Continuing professional development d e f g

c For analysis / inform public health action d e f g c Commissioning d e f g c Research d e f g

c Policy / strategy development d e f g c Other d e f g


12. If there is one resource you couldn't live without, what would it be? 5 6

*13. How often are you office based? j All the time k l m n

j Out of the office 12 days each week k l m n j Out of the office most of each week k l m n j It varies k l m n

*14. Would you use information on the go (via mobile/laptop/tablet )?

j Yes k l m n j No k l m n

j I don't have this kind of device k l m n

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*15. How would you like information to be organised? (tick as many as apply) c By local area d e f g

c By audience aimed at e.g. professional / general public d e f g c By topic d e f g c By date d e f g

c By source d e f g


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*16. Do you feel up to date in your field? Do you need more information?


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*17. Do you feel you lack access to resources you need? If you do lack access to

resources, please explain what resources you lack access to and why.


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*18. Is the timing of receiving information important to your work? j Yes, I need to keep abreast with the latest developments as they break k l m n j Yes, but I usually don't need the information straight away k l m n j No, timing of information is not critical in my work k l m n j This depends on the topic k l m n j Other k l m n


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*19. What is high quality information for you? (tick as many as apply) c From a reliable source e.g. NHS Evidence d e f g c High impact factor journals d e f g

c Websites of organisations that I know d e f g c Government information d e f g

c Method of delivery e.g. blog, website d e f g c Funding e.g. who funded the report d e f g c If information is peer reviewed d e f g

c Structure and presentation of information d e f g c Targeted information to my expertise d e f g

c Open access (freely available papers) d e f g

c Long term access to a piece of information d e f g c Other d e f g


*20. How do you rate your confidence in working online: 1 Very Confident

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Searching for information on websites Trusting information found online Using automatic news feeds

login on a website Navigating around a website Browsing the web generally and using search engines Accessing information on social tools Other (please specify)

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*21. How confident are you in your research skills (e.g. using library services,

appraising literature) j Confident and capable k l m n j Adequate k l m n

j Could do with some help k l m n j Helpless/not confident k l m n j Other k l m n


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Contact details

Thank you for taking your time to complete this survey. We would welcome furhter feedback to inform the development of the PHE web portal. If you would like to be involved please provide your contact details below. If you leave your contact details your survey responses will remain anonymous and your contact details will only be used to report back findings,keep you informed and involve you further on the portal development. Your details will not be passed onto any third parties.

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24. Email address

25. Contact number

26. We would like to invite you to a focus group in early 2012 to explore the requirements for the PHE portal. Please let us know whether you would like to participate in the focus group.


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