Public Health Wales

The Trust has four statutory functions:{{cite web|url=http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/888/page/70470|title=Public Health Wales - Statute and History|first=Public Health|last=Wales|website=www.wales.nhs.uk}}

• 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;{{cite web|url=http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/888/page/44949|title=Public Health Wales - Services & Teams A-Z|first=Public Health|last=Wales|website=www.wales.nhs.uk}}
• 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{{nbsp}}million.{{cite web|url=https://phw.nhs.wales/files/annual-reports/working-to-achieve-a-healthier-future-for-wales-annual-report-2018-19/|title= WORKING TO ACHIEVE A HEALTHIER FUTURE FOR WALES - Annual Report 2018/19|publisher=Public Health Wales}}

A board is responsible for Public Health Wales’ strategic direction,{{Cite web|url=http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/888/page/44958|title = Public Health Wales - Our Board & Executive Team}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/888/page/44959|title=Public Health Wales - Public Health Wales Board|first=Public Health|last=Wales|website=www.wales.nhs.uk}} [http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/888/page/94574 Jan Williams OBE FRSPH] is the Chair.

The executive directors and three other board-level directors make up the executive team,{{Cite web|url=http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/888/page/46669|title = Public Health Wales - 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.wales.nhs.uk/governance-emanual/standards-for-health-services-in-wales-s |title=NHS Wales Governance e-Manual | Standards for Health Services in Wales -- Supporting Guidance |accessdate=2014-03-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325132459/http://www.wales.nhs.uk/governance-emanual/standards-for-health-services-in-wales-s |archivedate=2014-03-25 }}

The organisation is split into seven key directorates:{{citation needed|date=April 2023}}

• 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

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

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• [https://phw.nhs.wales/ Public Health Wales]

{{Health in Wales}}

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