Public Health Wales was established as an NHS trust on 1 October 2009.
Public Health Wales aims to protect and improve health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities in Wales. It delivers four statutory functions:
As of 2014 Public Health Wales employs 1,248 staff across Wales. The organisation’s level of income for 2013/14 totals £102.9m
A Board is responsible for Public Health Wales’ strategic direction, 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. Professor Sir Mansel Aylward is the Chair.
The Executive Directors and three other Board level Directors make up the 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.