The role of the specialist in community medicine in the promotion of accident prevention within health authorities

Cliff, K.S (1983) The role of the specialist in community medicine in the promotion of accident prevention within health authorities. University of Southampton, Doctoral Thesis.

Abstract

This thesis discusses and illustrates the role of the Specialist in Community Medicine in accident prevention, working as a specialist within a health authority. The role of the specialist in accident prevention is based on that outlined in the Faculty of Community Medicine's document 'Specialist Training in Community Medicine' under the heading: Health and Prevention. This section identifies four key roles for the specialist: as an epidemiologist; as a planner and initiator of preventive activities; as a monitor and evaluator of the preventive activities; and as an educator. The thesis illustrates these roles in accident prevention, by presenting published reports of work undertaken by myself for three health authorities during the period 1975-1981. This work covered three different groups of accidents: road traffic, agricultural and home. The reason for the choice of these groups is discussed in the introduction to each one, but the overall effect both within the health authorities and nationally is discussed in a separate part of the thesis. The thesis illustrates the wide and detailed knowledge required to understand the problems of each group of accidents, as well as indicating difficulties facing the specialist in carrying out the roles in relation to health and prevention.

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