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About Public Health Wales

About Public Health Wales. Insert Date here. Presenter:. Organisational history (1). Public Health Resource Unit (PHRU) Report, Oct 2006 Unified Public Health System Project, June 2008 Unification of Public Health Services consultation, April 2009 Minister’s statement, June 2009

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About Public Health Wales

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  1. About Public Health Wales Insert Date here About Public Health Wales Presenter:

  2. Organisational history (1) • Public Health Resource Unit (PHRU) Report, Oct 2006 • Unified Public Health System Project, June 2008 • Unification of Public Health Services consultation, April 2009 • Minister’s statement, June 2009 • Establishment, October 2009 About Public Health Wales

  3. Organisational history (2) • Incorporates the functions and services previously provided by: • Congenital Anomaly Register and Information Service (CARIS) • National Public Health Service for Wales • Screening Services Wales • Wales Centre for Health • Welsh Cancer Intelligence and Surveillance Unit (WCISU) About Public Health Wales

  4. Our ambition • To achieve a healthier, happier and fairer Wales • We can only achieve this by working together with our stakeholders About Public Health Wales

  5. Our purpose • Public Health Wales provides an expert public health resource • Our purpose is to give people power to protect and improve health and wellbeing and reduce inequities by informing, advising and speaking up for them About Public Health Wales

  6. Our values • In all our actions, whether with colleagues, stakeholders or partners, we will seek to be professional, persuasive, open, reflective and responsive About Public Health Wales

  7. Stakeholders and partners • Welsh Assembly Government • 7 Health Boards and 2 Trusts • 22 Local Authorities • GPs, clinicians and other NHS bodies • Police, Environment Agency, Food Standards Agency, Health Protection Agency etc • Countless national and local partnerships • Academics About Public Health Wales

  8. Supporting the Directors of Public Health • Public Health Wales provides support to the seven Directors of Public Health through: • Local public health teams • Access to all Wales services provided by Public Health Wales About Public Health Wales

  9. Board • Chair • 6 Non Executive Directors • Chief Executive • Director of Finance • Director of Public Health Development • Director of Public Health Services • Director of Planning and Performance About Public Health Wales

  10. Directorate of Public Health Services • Accounts for approximately 70% of Public Health Wales staff • Responsible for the following divisions: • Health Protection • Screening • Safeguarding About Public Health Wales

  11. Directorate of Public Health Development • Main link to the seven Directors of Public Health • Responsible for: • Health and Social Care Quality • Health Improvement • Health Intelligence including the Public Health Wales Observatory, Welsh Cancer Intelligence and Surveillance Unit • Public Health Wales Institute About Public Health Wales

  12. Staff and locations • 1,200 staff • £82 million budget • More than 40 locations • Staff working in local teams, all Wales programmes and networked services About Public Health Wales

  13. Strategic objectives (1-4) • Improve health and reduce health inequalities by addressing the social, economic and environmental factors which determine people’s health • Promote healthy behaviour • Improve the quality and effectiveness of healthcare services • Protect people from infectious disease and environmental hazards About Public Health Wales

  14. Strategic objectives (5-7) • Respond effectively to the public health aspects of emergencies • Reduce illness and death by delivering evidence based screening programmes • Establish Public Health Wales as a cohesive, effective and sustainable organisation which leads by example. About Public Health Wales

  15. How we will achieve our objectives (1-3) • Working innovatively, systematically, ethically, effectively and on the basis of evidence to achieve measureable outcomes • Empowering people, communities and agencies • Influencing government policy About Public Health Wales

  16. How we will achieve our objectives (4-6) • Working collaboratively by building and maintaining strong and effective relationships with other agencies and the public • Building and developing public health expertise and capacity across agencies • Providing health intelligence to guide and underpin public health action About Public Health Wales

  17. How we will achieve our objectives (7-8) • Working with academics to improve the evidence base for taking public health action • Developing information systems which promote more effective working About Public Health Wales

  18. Further information • www.publichealthwales.org • www.iechydcyhoedduscymru.org • general.enquiries@wales.nhs.uk • 029 2022 7744 • 14, Cathedral Road, Cardiff, CF11 9LJ About Public Health Wales

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