• About Us
  • Annual Report
    • Young Person's Annual Quality Statement 2018 - 2019
    • Children's Annual Quality Statement 2018 - 2019
    • Annual Quality Statement 2018 - 2019
    • Annual Quality Statement 2017-18 Easy Read.pdf
    • Annual Report 2017-18.pdf
    • We Said, We Did 2017-18.pdf
    • Annual Quality Statement 2017-18.pdf
    • Annual Quality Statement 2017-18 Young Person's.pdf
    • Annual Accounts 2017-18.pdf
    • Annual Report 2016-17.pdf
    • Annual Quality Statement 2016-17 Easy Read.pdf
    • Annual Accounts 2016-17.pdf
    • Annual Quality Statement 2016-17 Young Person's.pdf
    • Annual Quality Statement 2016-17.pdf
    • Annual Reports
      • 2017/18
    • Annual Report and AQS
      • Annual Report 2016-17
  • Our Priorities
    • Building and mobilising knowledge and skills to improve health and well-being across Wales link
    • Supporting the development of a sustainable health and care system focused on prevention and early intervention
    • Protecting the public from infection and environmental threats to health
    • Securing a healthy future for the next generation
    • Promoting healthy behaviours link
    • Improving mental well-being and resilience link
    • Influencing the wider determinants link
    • Building and mobilising knowledge and skills to improve health and well-being across Wales
    • Supporting the development of a sustainable health and care system focused on prevention and early intervention
    • Protecting the public from infection and environmental threats to health
    • Influencing the wider determinants
      • News: Influencing the wider determinants
    • Securing a healthy future for the next generation
    • Promoting healthy behaviours
    • Kids on beach
    • Improving mental well-being and resilience
    • Kids Strategy
    • Long Term Strategy Documents
      • Public Health Wales Strategic Plan 2019-22
      • Public Health Wales Long Term Strategy- Working to Achieve a Healthier Future for Wales
      • Public Health Wales Strategic Plan 2018-21
      • Public Health Wales Long Term Strategy- Summary
  • Board and Executive Team
    • Board Members
      • In Attendance
        • Helen Bushell
        • Phil Bushby
        • Stephanie Wilkins
        • Sian Bolton
        • John Boulton
        • Mark Bellis
      • Executive Directors
        • Rhiannon Beaumont - Wood
        • Jyoti Atri
        • Quentin Sandifer
        • Huw George
        • Tracey Cooper
      • Non-Executive Directors
        • Shantini Paranjothy
        • Kate Eden
        • Dyfed Edwards
        • Alison Ward
        • Stephen Palmer
        • Kate Eden
        • Shantini Paranjothy
        • Judi Rhys
        • Jan Williams
      • Helen Bushell
      • Stephanie Wilkins
      • Jyoti Atri
      • Jan Williams
      • Rhiannon Beaumont-Wood
      • Sian Bolton
      • Dyfed Edwards
      • Alison Ward
      • Professor Shantini Paranjothy
      • Stephen Palmer
      • Judi Rhys
      • Quentin Sandifer
      • Kate Eden
      • Mark Bellis
      • Phil Bushby
      • John Boulton
      • Huw George
      • Tracey Cooper
    • Board Committees
      • Audit Committee TOR v3 approved July 2014
      • Standard Terms of Reference and Operating Arrangements - v6 2019
      • People and Organisational Development Committee -Terms of Reference - v3 2019
      • Quality Safety and Improvement Committee - Terms of Referemce - v6 2019
      • Knowledge, Research and Information Committee Terms of Reference V3 2019
      • Remuneration and Terms of Service Committee - Terms of Reference - v6 2019
      • Audit Corporate Governance Committee - Terms of Reference - v6 2019
      • Quality, Safety and Improvement Committee TOR v5.30 Approved 180726
      • Remuneration and Terms of Service Committee TOR v4.0 Approved 180726
      • People and Organisational Development Committee TOR v2.0 Approved 180726
      • Knowledge Research and Information Committee Terms of Reference 2019- 20 v2
      • Standard Terms of Reference and Operating Arrangements for all Committees of the Board v2
      • Knowledge, Research and Information Committee meeting papers groupware
      • Standard Terms of Reference and Operating Arrangements for all Committees of the Board
      • Public Health Wales Audit Committee Papers
      • Information Governance Committee Archived papers
      • Quality, Safety and Improvement Committee Terms of Reference v4 (FINAL).pdf
      • Terms of Reference and Membership for the People & Organisational Development Committee
      • Quality, Safety & Improvement Committee Papers
      • People and Organisational Development Committee Papers
      • Terms of Reference and Membership for the Remuneration and Terms of Service Committee
    • Board papers
      • Board meetings
        • 2019/2020
          • Approved Board Minutes
            • Approved Board Minutes May 2019/20
          • 28 March 2020
          • 23 January 2020
            • Board 23 January 2020 agenda and papers
              • 1.230120 -Agenda_Board_Meeting___Cyfarfod_y_Bwrdd_ 23_January_2020
              • 3.1.230120 - Unconfirmed Minutes of Board meeting 28.11.19 Eng and CY
              • 3.1.2.230120 - Board Action Log
              • 4.230120 - CEO Report January 2020
              • 5.1.230120 - Recruitment deep dive
              • 5.2.230120 People Strategy for Public Health Wales
              • 5.3.230120 Intergrated Medium Term Plan 2020- 23
              • 5.4.230120 - Building a Healthier Wales
              • 6.1.230120 Intergrated Performance Report
              • 6.2.230120 - EU Transition Preparedness Briefing January 2020
              • 7.1.230120 Board Assurance Framework
              • 7.2.230120 - Self Assessment of current quality governance arrangements
              • 7.3.230120 Policy on Policy for approval
              • 8.230129 Wellbeing of Future Generation Act mid year review
            • Board 23 January papers
          • 28 November 2019
            • Board 28 Nov papers
              • 1. Agenda_Board_Meeting___Cyfarfod_y_Bwrdd_28.11.2019
              • 4.1.281119 Unconfirmed Minutes of Board Meeting 26.09.19 EN-CY
              • 4.1.281119 Board Action Log
              • 5.281119 - CEO Report November 2019
              • 6.281119 - Strategic Priority 3 Update
              • 7.1.281119 - Intergrated Performance Report October 2019
              • 8.1.281119 - Board Assurance Framework 2019-20
              • 8.2.281119 - Corporate Risk Register
              • 8.3.281119 - Welsh Language Standards Update November 2019
              • 8.4.281119 i - Revised Standing Orders
              • 8.4.2.281119 - Review of Committee Terms of Reference
              • 8.4.3.281119 - Delegation framework
              • 8.5.281119 - Committee Chairs Report for Board
          • 26 September 2019
            • Board 26 Sept 19 papers
              • Agenda_Board_Meeting___Cyfarfod_y_Bwrdd 26.09.19
              • 4.1.260919 - Unconfirmed Minutes of Board 250719 English and Welsh CY
              • 4.2.260919 -Board Action Log
              • 5.260919 - CEO Report Sept 19
              • 6.1.260919 - Intergrated Performance Report August 2019
              • 6.2.260919 - EU Transition Preparedness Briefing Sept 19
              • 7.1.260919 - Board Assurance Framework 2019-20
              • 7.2.1.260919 - Establishment of NHS Executive for Wales
              • 7.2.260919 - Stop Smoking Wales Service Transfer
              • 7.3.260919 - Ratification of Chairs Action and Common Seal
              • 7.4.1.260919 - Committee Chairs Report for Board
              • 7.4.2.260919 - Draft KRIC Terms of Reference Appendix 1 of Committee Chair Report
          • 25 July 2019
            • Confirmed Minutes of Board Meeting 30 May 2019
            • Board 25 July papers
              • 25 July 2019 Board Agenda
              • 5.1.250719 - Unconfirmed Minutes of Board meeting 300519
              • 5.2.250719 - Board Action Log
              • 6.250719 - CEO Report July 2019
              • 7.1.250719 - Intergrated Performance Report June 2019
              • 7.2.250719 - Young Ambassadors paper
              • 7.3.250719 - Assessment of progress towards A Healthier Wales actions
              • 9.1.250719- Board Assurance Framework
              • 9.3.250719 - Ratification of Chairs Action and Common Seal
              • 9.4.250719 - Committee Chairs Composite Report for Board
              • 9.5.250719 - Draft SEP and Objectives 2020-24
              • 10.250719 - YP and Children's AQS Board cover paper
              • 10.250719 - PHW Young Persons AQS
              • 10.250719 - PHW Children AQS
            • 25th July board papers
          • 30 May 2019
            • Board 30 May 2019
              • Board Agenda 30 May 2019
              • Confirmed Minutes of Board Meeting 30 May 2019
              • Help Me Quit- Sharing the Learning
              • Board Action Log
              • CEO Report May 2019
              • Intergrated Performance Report
              • Update on the Impact of Leaving the EU
              • Mortality and Life Expectancy Update May 2019
              • Welsh Language Standards
              • Welsh Language Scheme Monitoring Report 2018-19
              • Accountability report 2018/19 Cover paper
              • Accountability Report 2018-19
              • PHW Financial Statements 2018-19
              • Annual Quality Statement
              • Board Assurance Framework
              • Corporate Risk Register
              • Committees of the Board Update
        • 2018/19
          • 28 March 2019
          • 24 January 2019
          • 29 November 2018
          • 27 September 2018
          • 26 July 2018
            • Board meeting agenda 260718
            • Board meeting minutes 260718
          • 31 May 2018
            • Board meeting 31/05/2018
          • Board meeting papers prior to March 2019
  • Working with our Partners
  • Publication Scheme
    • Register of Interests 2019-20 Updated Dec 2019
    • Register of Gifts Hospitality and Sponsorship 2019-20 Updated Dec 2019
    • Register of Interests 2019-20 Updated Dec 2019
    • Gifts, Hospitality and Sponsorship form 2019-20 August 2019
    • Register of Interests 2019-20 August 2019
    • Declarations of Interest Register 2019-20
    • Expenditure over £30,000
      • April 2019 - June 2019
      • April - May 2019
    • Welsh Language
      • The Welsh Language Standards (No. 7) Regulations 2018
      • Public Health Wales Welsh Language Standards Compliance Notice
    • Publication Scheme
      • Expenditure Over 30k - 2018.19
    • Performance
  • Policies and Procedures
    • Policies and Procedures Documents
      • Risk Management, Health and Safety and Estates Supporting Documents
        • First Aid and Provision of First Aid Equipment Procedure - Implementation Plan
        • Fire Safety Procedure
        • Fire Safety Policy Equality and Health Impact Assessment
        • First Aid and Provision of First Aid Equipment Procedure Equality and Health Impact Assessment
        • DSE Checklist
        • Quick DSE guidance
        • DSE Eyesight Test Form
        • Claims management procedure
        • Control of Contractors Procedure - Two minute risk assessments
        • Control of Contractors Procedure - Risk assessment method statement template
        • Code of Contractors Procedure - Environmental assessment controls
        • Control of Contractors Procedure - Risk Assessment Method Statement (Guidance Document)
        • Code of conduct for contractors
        • Control of Contractor PreQualification Questionnaire
        • Checklist for contractors
        • Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Procedure
        • Alerts and Safety Notices Procedure
        • Asbestos Management Equality and Health Impact Assessment
        • Alerts and Safety Notices Equality and Health Impact Assessment
        • Control of Contractors Procedure Implementation Plan
        • Claims Management policy Equality Impact Assessment
        • Putting Things Right Equality Impact Assessment
        • Putting Things Right Procedure
        • Control of Contractors Procedure Equality and Health Impact Assessment
        • Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Procedure Equality and Health Impact Assessment
      • Information Governance, Information Management and Technology Supporting Documents
        • Guidance on Records Retention & destruction
        • Email Use policy Equality and Health Impact Assessment
        • Information Governance policy Equality and Health Impact Assessment
        • Internet Use Policy Equality and Health Impact Assessment
      • Human Resources Policies Supporting Documents
        • Managing Attendance at Work Policy FAQs
        • Flexible Working Policy Equality and Health Impact Assessment
        • Death in Service Guidelines EHIA
        • Delegation of authority - issuing warnings and dismissals
        • Supported Learning and Development Equality and Health Impact Assessment
        • Transitioning at work guidance Equality and Health Impact Assessment
        • Adverse weather conditions transport disruption policy Equality and Health Impact Assessment
        • Annual Leave Purchase Scheme FAQs
        • Capability Policy EQIA
        • Disciplinary Policy and Procedure-Equality and Health Impact Assessment
        • Manging Personal Relationships in Work Equality and Health Impact Assessment
        • Procedure for Pay and Leave- Maternity Adoption Paternity Maternity Shared Parental Leave
        • Menopause Policy -EQIA
        • My Contribution Policy Equality and Health Impact Assessment
        • Organisational Change Policy EQIA
        • Raising Concerns - Manager's Guidelines
        • Pay Progression Policy Equality and Health Impact Assessment
        • Registration For Health Professionals Equality and Health Impact Assessment
        • Redundancy policy - Equality and Health Impact Assessment
        • Retirement Guidance- Equality and Health Impact Assessment
        • Validating registration of health professionals procedure
        • Religious Observation Guidelines Equality and Health Impact Assessment
        • Managing Attendance at Work Policy EQIA
        • Substance Use and Misuse EQIA
        • Prevention of Stress and Management of Mental Wellbeing Policy Equality and Health Impact Assessment
        • Supporting Learning and Development Process
        • Working Together to Reduce Stress at Work
        • Supported Learning Request form and study log
        • Annual Leave Request Form
        • Annual Leave Purchase Calculation 2016-17
        • Maternity Adoption Parental Support Shared Parental Leave and IVF Policy EHIA
        • Annual Leave Purchase Scheme – Request and Approval Form
        • Risk Assessment - New and Expectant Mothers
        • Maternity Leave Form
        • Adoption Leave Form
        • Paternity Leave Parental Support Leave form
        • Return to Work following Maternity Adoption Shared Parental Leave
        • Notice to Curtail or Reduce Maternity or Adoption Leave
        • How to apply for Shared Parental Leave and Shared Parental Pay
        • Shared Parental Leave FAQs
        • My Contribution guidance
        • My Contribution Form
        • Incremental Credit Application Form
        • Retire and Return Scheme
        • Secondment Application Form
        • Sickness absence Self Certification Form
        • Delegation of Authority for Sickness
        • Application for Special Leave
        • Annual leave user guide
        • Guidance for managers in supporting the disclosure of mental health problems by employees.docx
      • Human Resources Policies
        • Adverse weather conditions transport disruption policy
        • Annual Leave and Bank Holiday Policy
        • Annual Leave Purchase Scheme
        • Breastfeeding Guidelines
        • Capability Policy
        • Death in Service Guidelines
        • Dignity at Work Process
        • Disciplinary Policy and Procedure
        • Employment Break Policy with Equality and Health Impact Assessment
        • Flexible Working Policy
        • Grievance Policy
        • Managing Attendance at Work Policy
        • Managing Personal Relationships at Work Protocol
        • Maternity Adoption Parental Support Shared Parental Leave and IVF Policy
        • Menopause policy
        • My Contribution Form (Extended)
        • My Contribution Form (Short)
        • My Contribution Policy
        • NHS Injury Allowance Guidelines
        • Organisational Change Policy
        • Pay Progression Policy
        • Prevention of Stress and Management of Mental Wellbeing Policy
        • Procedure for NHS Staff to raise concerns
        • Recruitment and Retention Payment protocol with EQIA
        • Recruitment and Selection Policy
        • Redeployment policy
        • Redundancy policy
        • Registration for Health professionals policy
        • Religious Observation Guidelines
        • Relocation Expenses Scheme
        • Reserve Forces Policy
        • Retirement Procedure
        • Secondment Policy
        • Special Leave Policy
        • Statutory and Mandatory Training Policy
        • Substance Use and Misuse Policy
        • Supporting Learning and Development Policy
        • TOIL Procedure
        • Transitioning at work guidance
        • Voluntary early release scheme
        • Voluntary Early Release Scheme: frequently asked questions.
      • Clinical Governance and Infection Control Policies
        • Consent to Examination Screening or Intervention Policy
        • Decontamination EHIA
        • Decontamination Policy
        • Decontamination Procedure
        • Environmental cleanliness policy
        • Infection Prevention Control policy
        • Infection Prevention Control Policy EHIA
        • IPC Uniform policy
        • Latex Policy
        • Medical Devices and Equipment Management Policy
        • Medicines management policy
        • Outbreak management policy
        • Policy for the Transport of Pathological Specimens
        • Transmission Based Precautions Policy
      • Corporate Governance, Communications and Finance Policies
        • Claiming Travel and Subsistence Expenses
        • Counter Fraud and Corruption Policy
        • Decisions Making Framework
        • Declarations of Interest Procedure
        • Declarations of interests, gifts, hospitality and sponsorship policy
        • Hysbysiad Cydymffurfio Safonau'r Gymraeg
        • Intellectual Property Policy
        • Joint Working Framework
        • All Wales Lease Car Policy and Procedure
        • Policies, Procedures and Other Written Control Documents Management Policy.pdf
        • Policies, Procedures and Other Written Control Documents Management Procedure.pdf
        • Protocol for nominating Public Health Wales staff for Honours
        • Protocol for nominating Public Health Wales staff for Honours Privacy Impact Assessment
        • Recovery of Salary Overpayments and Underpayments Policy
        • Research Misconduct Policy
        • Social Media Policy
        • Standing Financial Instructions
        • Standing Orders
        • Welsh Language Standards Compliance Notice
      • Risk Management, Health and Safety and Estates Policies
        • Alerts and Safety Notices Policy
        • Asbestos Management Procedure
        • Bomb Threat and Suspect Packages Procedure
        • Claims Management policy
        • Code of Contractors Procedure
        • Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Guidance and Information
        • Display Screen Equipment policy
        • Display Screen Equipment Procedure
        • Disposal of obsolete equipment, vehiciles, furniture and consumables Procedure.pdf
        • Environmental Policy
        • Equality and Health Impact Assessment for Display Screen Equipment Procedure
        • Fire Safety Policy
        • First Aid and Provision of First Aid Equipment Procedure
        • Health and Safety Policy
        • Incident Management EHIA
        • Incident Management Policy v2
        • Incident Management Procedure 2.1
        • Lone Worker Procedure
        • Mobile Phone Policy.
        • Moving and Handling Procedure
        • Personal Protective Equipment Procedure
        • Putting Things Right policy
        • Radiation Safety Policy
        • Reporting Damage or Loss to Personal Property Policy and Procedure - Equality and Health Impact Assessment
        • Reporting Damage or Loss to Personal Property Policy version 2
        • Reporting Damage or Loss to Personal Property Procedure
        • Risk Management Policy
        • Risk Management Policy and Procedure - EHIA
        • Risk Management Procedure
        • Security Procedure
        • Slips, Trip and Falls Procedure
        • Smoke Free Environment procedure
        • Statutory and Mandatory Training Policy
        • Waste Management Policy
        • Water Management Policy
      • Safeguarding Policies
        • Adults at Risk procedure
        • Children at Risk procedure
        • Domestic abuse procedures
        • Managing Allegations of Abuse by Staff Procedure
        • Prevent Policy
        • Safeguarding Policy
      • Information Governance, Information Management and Technology Policies
        • Email Use policy
        • Information Governance policy
        • Internet Use policy
        • National Intelligent Integrated Audit Solution Procedure
        • Privacy Impact Assessment Procedure
        • Release of Information Procedure
        • Remote Working Procedure
        • Small Numbers Publishing Guidance
• Working for Us
  • Public Health Specialty Training in Wales
    • Wales Public Health Specialty Training Prospectus
    • Health Education and Improvement Wales
    • Faculty of Public Health: Applying to become a trainee
    • Faculty of Public Health: Introduction to public health
    • Faculty of Public Health
    • Public Health Specialty Training in Wales accordian
      • Useful Documents
      • Further Information
  • The Public Health Practitioner Registration Scheme for Wales
    • Background to the Scheme
      • UKPHR Registration Standards 2018 Public Health Practitioners
    • Applying to the Scheme
      • Public Health Practitioner Assessment Scheme for Wales Guidance for Line Managers
      • Public Health Practitioner Registration Scheme for Wales Application Form (Cohort 9)
    • Mentors, Assessors and Verifiers
      • Verifiers, Assessors and Mentors
        • Mentors
        • Assessors
        • Verifiers
    • Further information
  • Armed Forces Covenant
    • Armed Forces Day
    • Reserves Day
    • Step into Health
    • Armed Forces Covenant website
  • Microbiology
    • Karen Fitzgibbon
    • Training
      • Karen Fitzgibbon
    • Specialist and Reference Services
      • Microbiology Services
        • Specialist Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Unit
        • Toxoplasma Reference Unit
        • Regional Mycology Unit
        • Welsh Centre for Mycobacteria
        • Anaerobe Reference Unit
        • Food, Water & Environmental Service
        • Pathogen Genomics Unit
        • HIV Resistance Typing
        • Mycobacterial WGS
        • DIGEST – Typing Clostridioides difficile by WGS
        • Antimicrobial Resistance & GENomic Typing (ARGENT)
        • Influenza & Enterovirus Sequencing
    • About Microbiology in Public Health Wales
  • Our Values
  • Our Benefits
    • Better, the feel good place
    • Novotel Hotel discount
    • Cycle to Work Scheme
    • NHS Pension Scheme
    • Care First
    • Employee Well-being
    • Diversity Networks
    • Blue Light Card
    • Health Staff Discounts
    • Health Service Discounts
  • Working in Wales
    • Cardiff International Airport
    • Welsh Government
    • Visit Wales
    • Official Gateway to Wales
  • Join Us
  • Work experience
    • Work Placement Scheme Application Form 2019
    • 1000 Lives - Business and Planning team Work Placement
    • Swansea Bay Public Health Team Work Placement
    • Policy Research & International Development Work Placement
    • People & Organisational Development (HR) Work Placement
    • Microbiology Work Placement
    • Finance & Strategic Planning and Performance Work Placement
    • Communications Work Placement
    • Betsi Cadwaladr Local Public Health Team Work Placement
    • 1000 Lives - Capacity and Capability Work Placement
    • 1000 Lives - Patient Safety Team Work Placement
    • Math Emyr, Finance Team
    • Lucy Parker, Cardiff Local Public Health Team
    • Jonathan Silk, People & Organisational Development Team (HR)
    • Elen Bowen, Cardiff Local Public Health Team
    • Emily Jones work experience case study
• News
  • Public Health Wales response to outbreak in Wuhan, China
  • Agenda and papers published for Board meeting on Thursday 23 January 2020
  • Improvement in screening uptake in Wales
  • Additional cases of TB linked with HMP Parc
  • Cluster of TB cases in HMP Parc
    • Tuberculosis (TB)
  • Giardia cases in the Colwyn Bay area
  • New survey shows both good Welsh public sector awareness of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and opportunities for improvement
    • ACEs in the Public Service Workforce in Wales Survey Welsh
    • Gwybodaeth am Brofiadau Niweidiol mewn Plentyndod (ACEs) ac ymwybyddiaeth ohonynt ymysg gweithlu gwasanaethau cyhoeddus Cymru Welsh version
    • Knowledge and awareness of Adverse Childhood Experiences in the public service workforce in Wales
  • Dyfed Edwards joins Public Health Wales Board
  • Adolescents in Wales not meeting physical activity guidelines – updated analysis
    • The Public Health Outcomes Framework for Wales
    • Public Health Outcomes Framework (PHOF) reporting tool.
  • Averting tragedy: Suicide prevention in Welsh children and young people
    • Thematic review of deaths of children and young people through probable suicide (2013-2017) – Main Report
    • Evidence Review - deaths of children and young people through probable suicide
    • Thematic review of deaths of children and young people through probable suicide (2013-2017) – Summary
  • Public Health Wales marks Human Rights Day and the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
  • New call-out in Llwynhendy Community TB Screening Exercise invites children to be tested
  • Antenatal Screening Wales Publishes Annual Report for 2018-19
    • Antenatal Screening Wales Annual Report 2018-19 
  • Paediatricians in Wales supported to meet highest levels of Safeguarding
  • Winter health: How we can all make a difference
    • Report
    • Technical report
    • Infographic
  • National Primary Care Conference 2019
    • PCOne website
  • More than 99% of newborn babies screened for serious diseases
    • Newborn Bloodspot Screening Wales Annual Statistical Report 2018 - 2019
  • Work with asylum seekers and refugees recognised
    • The Health Experiences of Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Wales (HEAR) Technical Report
    • The Health Experiences of Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Wales (HEAR) Executive Summary
  • Quality, Safety and Improvement Committee papers published
  • The Charter for International Health Partnerships in Wales: Recommitment Ceremony and Charter Implementation Toolkit
    • Charter for International Health Partnerships in Wales: An implementation toolkit
    • A Charter for International Health Partnerships in Wales
  • Putting things right 2018-19: How we dealt with complaints and compliments.
    • Putting Things Right Annual Report 2018-2019
  • Cervical Screening Wales Annual Report 2018-19 Published
    • Cervical Screening Wales Annual Statistical Report 2018-19
  • Welsh Public Health Conference highlights 2019
  • No new cases of Legionnaires' disease in Barry
    • Legionella Advice Leaflet
    • Legionella Landlords Responsibilities Health and Safety Executive
  • Coronation Street character's death brings need for cervical screening to national attention
  • International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2019: Are you leadaware?
    • Lead Exposure
  • Statement on suspected mumps in Cardiff and Cwm Taf
    • Information on Mumps
  • The Welsh Public Health Conference is almost here
    • ICC Wales
    • WHPC 2019 Facebook Event
    • Transport for Wales
    • Newport Bus Freedom Smartcard
    • Welsh Public Health Conference Programme 2019
  • The Health Impacts of Brexit: risks of harmful impacts increase whilst chances of positive impacts remain unchanged
    • The Public Health Implications of Brexit in Wales: A Health Impact Assessment Approach A rapid review and update
  • Welsh Public Health Conference - One week to go!
    • Welsh Public Health Conference Programme 2019
  • Rules of community engagement: Relinquish your power so that communities can take control
    • Principles of Community Engagement for Empowerment
  • Knowledge, Research and Information Committee papers published
    • Board Committees Web Pages
    • KRIC papers
  • Welsh athlete with cystic fibrosis gets his flu vaccine ahead of embarking on his latest gruelling challenge
    • NHS Direct Wales Cold and Flu Symptom Checker
  • A healthy heritage: 20 years of the Welsh Network of Healthy School Schemes
  • Farmers' health and wellbeing needs to be at the centre of Brexit response – new report
  • Phase 2 of Llwynhendy Community TB Screening Exercise finds no new active cases of TB
  • Agenda and papers published for Board meeting on Thursday 26 September 2019
  • Winners of NHS Wales Awards 2019 announced
    • NHS Wales Awards
    • ABPI
    • Life Sciences Hub
  • Hepatitis C eliminated in HMP Swansea: A UK first for a remand prison
  • Drug deaths at their highest ever levels in Wales
    • Harm Reduction Database Wales: Drug related mortality Annual Report 2018-19
  • Designed to Smile is 10!
    • @D2S_Wales
    • Designed to Smile 10th Anniversary week 16th-20th September 2019
    • Designed to Smile
  • Tuberculosis in Wales Annual Report 2019
    • Tuberculosis: Data & Reports for Wales
  • Responding to the challenge of implementing sustainable development principles - new report
    • Implementing the Sustainable Development Principle Inforgraphic
    • Implementing the Sustainable Development Principle Full Report
    • Implementing the Sustainable Development Principle Executive Summary
  • Preventable trauma in childhood costs North America and Europe $1.3 trillion a year
    • Life course health consequences and associated annual costs of adverse childhood experiences across Europe and North America a systematic review and meta-analysis
  • John Boulton appointed as NHS Director of Quality Improvement and Patient Safety/Director of 1000 Lives
  • Number of smokers accessing free NHS quit support increases by a third
  • How Public Health Wales helps to protect our environment
  • Have your say on our Strategic Equality Objectives
    • Strategic Equality Objectives Consultation
  • UK loses WHO measles elimination status, but cases remain low in Wales
  • Drug misuse deaths in Wales in 2018
• Services and Teams
  • Cervical Screening Wales
    • About your smear test - easy read audio leaflet
    • What is cervical screening
      • Aim of cervical screening programme accordion
        • What is cervical screening?
        • Why is screening important?
        • How reliable is cervical screening?
      • Speculum brush
      • brush in vial
      • CSW Diagram
      • Sexual health clinics in Wales
      • CSW: FAQs
        • Where do I have my cervical screening?
        • What happens to my test once it has been looked at?
        • Will I have to undress to have the test ?
        • I've had a hysterectomy – why am I still being invited for screening?
        • I've changed my gender – do I need screening?
        • I'm over 65 - why can't I have screening?
        • I've only had sex with women - do I need to be screened?
        • I have a family history of cancer - should I be screened more often or earlier?
        • Do I need screening as I've had the HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccination?
        • I haven't had sexual contact for many years – do I need a smear test?
        • I've never had sex - do I need screening?
        • Can I have sex before the test?
        • Does the test hurt?
        • I am on a period - can I still have my smear test taken?
        • I'm pregnant - should I still go for my test?
        • How often am I screened?
      • Your results
        • HPV FAQ Accordion
          • What is HPV?
          • What do the viruses do?
          • How do I get it?
          • Is it common?
          • How do I know if I have the virus?
          • It's an infection – so when did it happen?
          • Can HPV be treated?
          • How can I prevent it?
          • Can men get HPV?
          • Does it cause Infertility?
          • Does it cause AIDS?
          • What about smoking?
          • What about vaccination?
          • Why doesn't the vaccine prevent every case of cervical cancer?
          • If it doesn't prevent every case is it worth being vaccinated?
          • I've had the vaccination but I now have hrHPV on my test – why is this?
    • Colposcopy and treatment
      • CSW colposcopy Leaflet
      • What happens if I am diagnosed with cervical cancer?
        • Jo's cervical cancer trust link
      • The Colposcopy Clinic
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