Dr Varney-Bennett is the Regional Director of Public Health for the South West of England - a role that spans the NHS and Department of Health and Social Care to support, enable and assure public health across the region to improve the health of the population of the South West.
Justin originally trained in General Practice before specialising in Public Health. He has worked at local, regional, national and international levels of the public health system.
Previous roles have included Director of Public Health for Birmingham City Council, National lead for Adult Health and Wellbeing at Public Health England and Thinker in Residence at the University of Sydney.
Dr Varney-Bennett has a special interest in many areas of public health including physical activity, health and work, LGBT inequalities, domestic violence prevention, inclusion communities and creative arts and public health. He holds an honorary chair at the University of Birmingham and honorary fellowships for the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine and the Faculty of Occupational Medicine.
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