Dr Emma Fletcher has been appointed Director of Public Health for NHS Tayside.
Medical Director Professor Peter Stonebridge, said, “I am delighted to welcome Emma to this role. Whilst Interim Director of Public Health, Emma clearly demonstrated her leadership, commitment and professionalism in leading NHS Tayside’s Public Health response to the pandemic over the past few months.
“As a Public Health Consultant, Emma has also led on important public health issues in Tayside including substance use and alcohol.
“I very much look forward to working with her.”
Dr Fletcher said, “I am delighted to be appointed as Director of Public Health. The next few months will be focused on continuing our response to the COVID pandemic and vaccination roll out.
“Looking ahead, I am committed to improving the health of the people of Tayside and I will continue to build on the previous work of public health, including the key priorities of mental health and wellbeing, problem substance use and child health.”
Dr Fletcher, who grew up in Dundee, attended Newcastle University Medical School and initially started training in Care of the Elderly and Acute Medicine. However, after completing a PhD in 2012 it became apparent that her passion lay in a preventative public health approach to medicine and the desire to improve whole population health.
Dr Fletcher returned to Tayside in 2012 to undertake her specialty training in Public Health before becoming a Consultant in Public Health Medicine.