The Medical Schools Council has responded to the consultation 'Healthy lives, healthy people: consultation on the funding and commissioning routes for public health'. 

It is essential that the UK preserves its leading, cutting edge international role in epidemiology and public health research and this accords well with other NIHR initiatives. The Medical Schools Council welcome the proposed roles for the Chief Medical Officer who we believe should also have a seat on the NHS Commissioning Board.

The full consultation response can be found on the consultation pages.