Wednesday, November 27, 2024

City’s Public Health Chief leaves to take up work at University

Professor Ivan Browne has left his role as Director of Public Health at Leicester City Council, to take on a new role as a Professor of Public Health at De Montfort University.

Rob Howard gas taken over his role at Leicester City Council, moving consultancy in public health with work for the voluntary sector, NHS, civil service and local authorities on his CV.

Having trained in the city, Rob was very keen to come back and took up the role of public health consultant in the city council in January 2020. He worked closely with Professor Browne throughout the pandemic, which saw the city dealing with the longest lockdown in the UK.

He said: “Everyone involved in public health learned so much from our shared experience of the Covid pandemic – the way that the whole city pulled together was remarkable and really cemented my commitment to working for the people of Leicester.

“Having worked with Ivan for many years, I know his are big boots to fill and hope my experience will stand me in good stead for this next step.”

Professor Browne has accepted a role as Professor of Public Health and Social Determinants of Health at DMU and is set to join the university in the autumn.

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