Who are we
The Faculty is the standard setting body for specialists in public health in the UK. We are a joint Faculty of the three Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom (London, Edinburgh and Glasgow).
The Faculty was established as a registered charity in 1972 as a result of a recommendation of the Royal Commission on Medical Education (1965-68). Although it is an integral part of the three Colleges, it has its own Officers, manages its own affairs through the Faculty Board and is financially independent.
The Faculty was initially housed in the Royal College of Physicians of London and the Secretary of the College acted as the Faculty's Secretary through its formative stages until it was formally inaugurated.
Following a spell in Portland Place , the Faculty finally moved into 4 St Andrews Place in November 1985. The building, which was built by Nash in 1823, had been in a state of disrepair. It was refurbished with the aid of an appeal from Faculty members augmented by a sum from the College itself.
The Faculty leases the building at a peppercorn rent from the College which, in turn, leases it and the rest of the terrace from the Crown Estate Commissioners.
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