Public Health Wales

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Public Health Wales
Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru
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Public Health Wales
Healthcare trust overview
Formed1 October 2009;15 years ago (2009-10-01)
Preceding agencies
  • National Public Health Service
  • Wales Centre for Health
  • Welsh Cancer Intelligence & Surveillance Unit
  • Congenital Anomaly Register & Information Service for Wales
  • Screening Services Wales
Type NHS Trust
Jurisdiction Wales
HeadquartersNo. 2 Capital Quarter
Tyndall Street
Cardiff
Employees1,651 (2019)
Annual budget£135 million GBP
Minister responsible
Healthcare trust executives
  • Dr. Tracey Cooper, Chief Executive
  • Huw George, Deputy Chief Executive and Executive Director of Operations and Finance
Parent department NHS Wales
Website phw.nhs.wales

Public Health Wales (PHW; Welsh : Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru) is an NHS Trust which was established on 1 October 2009 as part of a major restructuring of the health service in Wales. It aims to protect and improve health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities in Wales. [1]

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Mission and resources

The Trust has four statutory functions: [2]

For 2018/19 Public Health Wales employed 1,651 staff across Wales, with an income of £135 million. [4]

Structure

A board is responsible for Public Health Wales’ strategic direction, [5] governance framework, organisational culture and development and stakeholder relations. It comprises a chair, six non-executive directors and five executive directors, led by a chief executive. [6] Jan Williams OBE FRSPH is the Chair.

The executive directors and three other board-level directors make up the executive team, [7] which manages Public Health Wales. Each year Public Health Wales is required to conduct a self-assessment and demonstrate improvement against the Healthcare Standards for Wales. [8]

The organisation is split into seven key directorates:[ citation needed ]

See also

References

  1. Wales, Public Health. "Public Health Wales - Working to Achieve a Healthier Future for Wales". www.wales.nhs.uk.
  2. Wales, Public Health. "Public Health Wales - Statute and History". www.wales.nhs.uk.
  3. Wales, Public Health. "Public Health Wales - Services & Teams A-Z". www.wales.nhs.uk.
  4. "WORKING TO ACHIEVE A HEALTHIER FUTURE FOR WALES - Annual Report 2018/19". Public Health Wales.
  5. "Public Health Wales - Our Board & Executive Team".
  6. Wales, Public Health. "Public Health Wales - Public Health Wales Board". www.wales.nhs.uk.
  7. "Public Health Wales - Executive Team".
  8. "NHS Wales Governance e-Manual | Standards for Health Services in Wales -- Supporting Guidance". Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.