Public Health Wales
Public Health Wales is one of the 11 organisations which makes up NHS Wales. We are the national public health agency in Wales.
We work to protect and improve health and well-being and reduce health inequalities for the people of Wales.
Our vision
We are working towards a Wales where people live longer, healthier lives and where all people in Wales have fair and equal access to the things that lead to good health and well-being.
To achieve this, we have a Long-Term Strategy (2023-35) that sets out our vision for achieving a healthier future for people in Wales by 2035. This was approved by our Board in March 2023 after a review of our previous Long-Term Strategy (2018-30).
Our strategy clearly sets out our purpose and role and is supported by a small number of outcomes that help us assess our progress.
We will achieve our vision through the delivery of our six priorities:
- Influencing the wider determinants of health
- Promoting mental and social well-being
- Promoting healthy behaviours
- Supporting the development of a sustainable health and care system focused on prevention and early intervention
- Delivering excellent public health services to protect the public and maximise population health outcomes
- Tackling the public health effects of climate change
Our strategy was developed by looking at what the latest public health information to understand the health of the people of Wales. This has influenced our strategy and how we decided our priorities. Our priorities and the action that we will take under each one is our response to these challenges.
We will focus on quality and improvement to support us in becoming a learning organisation to achieve our strategy. Our chosen approach to do this is Quality as an Organisational Strategy (QOS). QOS focuses on continuous improvement to meet the needs of the people we serve. QOS consists of five leadership activities which support broader staff engagement activities such as Being Our Best and Work How It Works Best. This in turn creates a culture and environment that supports our staff and provides a great place for staff to work and thrive. This approach to quality and improvement also supports the Health and Social Care (Quality and Engagement) (Wales) Act 2020, particularly its duties of quality and candour.
Contact
2 Capital Quarter
Tyndall Street
Cardiff
CF10 4BZ
We welcome calls and correspondence in Welsh. We will respond in Welsh without delay
