Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru | |
Healthcare trust overview | |
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Formed | 1 October 2009 |
Preceding agencies |
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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 |
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]
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]
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]
Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru | |
Healthcare trust overview | |
---|---|
Formed | 1 October 2009 |
Preceding agencies |
|
Type | NHS Trust |
Jurisdiction | Wales |
Headquarters | No. 2 Capital Quarter Tyndall Street Cardiff |
Employees | 1,651 (2019) |
Annual budget | £135 million GBP |
Minister responsible |
|
Healthcare trust executives |
|
Parent department | NHS Wales |
Website |
phw |
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]
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]
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]