The Public Health Development Service (PHDS) is a citywide service contracted by NHS Manchester, which has a lead responsibility for improving the health of people across the city.

• Enable and empower all communities to make healthy choices and engage in health development 
• Target services to vulnerable and high risk groups in a creative and innovative way
• Deliver evidence based practice 
• Develop and support partnership working
• Promote equality and diversity 
• Evaluate our work to demonstrate the impact and ensure continual improvement in the quality of services we deliver
• Provide services which are value for money
• Listen to and involve users in the development of services

The PHDS published its annual report for 2011-12 ‘Working with you for a healthy Manchester’. The report outlines what we do, achievements and plans to work with you towards better health for all across the city.

To download a copy of the annual report, please click on the PDF icon below.