Public Health Wales

Public Health Wales
Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru
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Healthcare trust overview
Formed1 October 2009 (2009-10-01)
Preceding agencies
  • National Public Health Service
  • Wales Centre for Health
  • Welsh Cancer Intelligence & Surveillance Unit
  • Congenital Anomaly Register & Information Service for Wales
  • Screening Services Wales
TypeNHS Trust
JurisdictionWales
HeadquartersNo. 2 Capital Quarter
Tyndall Street
Cardiff
Employees1,651 (2019)
Annual budget£135 million GBP
Minister responsible
Healthcare trust executives
  • Dr. Tracey Cooper, Chief Executive
  • Huw George, Deputy Chief Executive and Executive Director of Operations and Finance
Parent departmentNHS Wales
Websitephw.nhs.wales

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.

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