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]
| Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru | |
 Public Health Wales logo | |
| Healthcare trust overview | |
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| Formed | 1 October 2009 |
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| Type | NHS Trust |
| Jurisdiction | Wales |
| Headquarters | No. 2 Capital Quarter Tyndall Street Cardiff |
| Employees | 1,651 (2019) |
| Annual budget | £135 million GBP |
| Minister responsible |
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| Healthcare trust executives |
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| Parent department | NHS Wales |
| Website | phw |
Mission and resources edit
The Trust has four statutory functions:[2]
- 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;[3]
- 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.[4]
Structure edit
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]
- 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 edit
- ^ Wales, Public Health. "Public Health Wales - Working to Achieve a Healthier Future for Wales". www.wales.nhs.uk.
- ^ Wales, Public Health. "Public Health Wales - Statute and History". www.wales.nhs.uk.
- ^ Wales, Public Health. "Public Health Wales - Services & Teams A-Z". www.wales.nhs.uk.
- ^ "WORKING TO ACHIEVE A HEALTHIER FUTURE FOR WALES - Annual Report 2018/19". Public Health Wales.
- ^ "Public Health Wales - Our Board & Executive Team".
- ^ Wales, Public Health. "Public Health Wales - Public Health Wales Board". www.wales.nhs.uk.
- ^ "Public Health Wales - Executive Team".
- ^ "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.