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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.

Mission and resources

The Trust has four statutory functions:

• Provide and manage public health, health protection, healthcare improvement, health advisory, child protection and microbiological laboratory services and services relating to the surveillance, prevention and control of communicable diseases;
• Develop and maintain arrangements for making information about matters related to the protection and improvement of health in Wales available to the public; to undertake and commission research into such matters and to contribute to the provision and development of training in such matters;
• Undertake the systematic collection, analysis and dissemination of information about the health of the people of Wales in particular including cancer incidence, mortality and survival; and prevalence of congenital anomalies; and
• Provide, manage, monitor, evaluate and conduct research into screening of health conditions and screening of health related matters.

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

Structure

A board is responsible for Public Health Wales’ strategic direction, 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. Jan Williams OBE FRSPH is the Chair.

The executive directors and three other board-level directors make up the executive team, 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.

The organisation is split into seven key directorates:

• Health and Well-being
• Public Health Services
• Policy, Research and International Development
• Quality, Nursing and Allied Health Professionals
• Operations and Finance
• People and Organisational Development
• NHS Quality Improvement and Patient Safety/1000 Lives

See also

• UK Health Security Agency
• Office for Health Improvement and Disparities
• Public Health Scotland
• Public Health Agency (Northern Ireland)

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.

External links

• Public Health Wales

• NHS Wales
• Welsh NHS trusts
• Public health organizations
• National public health agencies
• Public health in the United Kingdom
• Public health in Wales