About us

We are Public Health Wales – the national public health organisation for Wales. Our purpose is ‘working together for a healthier Wales’. We exist to help all people in Wales live longer, healthier lives. With our partners, we aim to increase healthy life expectancy, improve health and well-being, and reduce inequalities for everyone in Wales, now and for future generations.

Together, our teams work to prevent disease, protect health, and provide leadership, specialist services and public health expertise. We are the main source of public health information, research and innovation in Wales.

Public Health Wales is one of the 11 organisations which makes up NHS Wales.

The following information sets out the type of information Public Health Wales produces and the associated decision-making processes which are made publicly available. It is shared as part of our commitment to openness and transparency about our work and responsibilities.

Who we are and what we do

• Our long term strategy (IMTP)

  Working towards a Wales where people live longer, healthier lives.

• Board and executive team

  Information about the Public Health Wales board and executive teams.

• Board meetings

  Board meeting minutes and papers.

• Board committees

  Information about our five Board Committees.

• Our teams

  Find out more about our teams and how to get in touch.

• Our partners

  We have to work together to have the best impact in improving health and well-being,

What our priorities are and how we are doing

• Our priorities

  Our priorities have been shaped by health in Wales, wider global factors and threats, and key legislation and policy.

• Working together for a healthier Wales: Five policy priorities

  Explore the five areas where action can make the biggest difference.

What we spend and how we spend it

• Annual accounts for Public Health Wales are published in our Annual Report.
• The Executive Director of Finance produces financial reports for each Board meeting which are published on Public Health Wales Board meeting pages.
• Financial audit reports are presented to the Public Health Wales Audit and Corporate Governance Committee.

How we make decisions

• Public Health Wales board papers
• Patient and public engagement strategy
• Public consultations
• Internal communications guidance for decision making

Our policies and procedures

• Policies and procedures
• Welsh language
• Complaints
• Freedom of information (FOI)
• Privacy policy

Lists and registers

• Freedom of information (FOI) disclosure log
• Register of interests (live register)
• Register of interests
• Register of gifts, hospitality and sponsorship
• Expenditure over £30,000
• Off payroll reporting

Governance and assurance documents

• Board committee and sub groups terms of reference
• Board committee annual reports
• Board and committee work plans
• Board assurance framework
• Board etiquette
• Protocol for reserving matters to a private board (or committee)
• Standing orders
• Standing financial instructions
• Corporate risk register
• Strategic risk register
• Risk protocol
• Audit protocol

The services we offer