Public Health Wales (PHW; ) is an

NHS Trust An NHS trust is an organisational unit within the National Health Services of England and Wales, generally serving either a geographical area or a specialised function (such as an ambulance service). In any particular location there may be several ...

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 Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...

Mission and resources

The Trust has four statutory functions: *Provide and manage

public health Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals". Analyzing the det ...

, health protection, healthcare improvement, health advisory,

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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

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

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of information about the health of the people of Wales in particular including cancer incidence,

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and survival; and prevalence of

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; 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 £135million.

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 director Executive director is commonly the title of the chief executive officer of a non-profit organization, government agency or international organization. The title is widely used in North American and European not-for-profit organizations, though ...

s 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

References

External links

Public Health Wales
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