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Claire Beynon

Role(s) held with Public Health Team: Executive Director of Public Health

Background:

Claire was appointed as Executive Director of Public Health for Cardiff and Vale University Health Board in December 2023. 

Claire has worked in the NHS in the UK for more than fifteen years in a variety of senior roles across the UK. Claire completed her Master’s in Public Health from Cardiff University and is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at Cardiff University with a particular interest in leadership and management. 

Claire also has an MSc in Sport and Exercise Science and is passionate about reducing childhood obesity in the UK and has published several journal articles on this topic. 

Claire has been a Consultant in Public Health in a variety of roles in Wales and aspires to improve the health and well-being of the local population and reduce health inequalities. 

Contact details:

Cardiff and Vale Public Health Team

2nd Floor, Woodland House,

Maes-y-Coed Road, Cardiff,

CF14 4HH

02921 836 505

Consultants in Public Health

  • Annie Ashman - Deputy Director of Public Health
  • Anna Schwappach
  • Dino Motti
  • Huw Brunt
  • Michael Allum
  • Suzanne Wood
  • Tom Porter

Specialist Registrars

  • Basil McDonald
  • Saqif Mustafa

Principal Public Health Practitioners

  • Catherine Perry
  • Emma Davies-McIntosh
  • Lauren Idowu
  • Rebecca Lewis
  • Rebecca Stewart (Move More Eat Well)
  • Rhianon Urquhart

 

Senior Public Health Practitioners

  • Alex Wood
  • Gillian Morse
  • Helen Griffith
  • Kate Roberts
  • Kimberley Wilyman (Healthy Schools)
  • Laura Wilson
  • Martha-Jane Powell

Public Health Practitioners

  • Lauren Thomas
  • Rachel Sanderson
  • Rebecca Winslade-Rees (Move More Eat Well)
  • Sadie Alexander

Immunisation Co-ordinators

  • Charis Joyce
  • Hannah Tinnuche 

Other Public Health Staff

  • Athira Premachandran - Programme Support Officer
  • Cat Siviter - Food Vale Project Support Officer
  • Dan Levy - Principal Analyst
  • Eno Usoroh - Programme Support Officer
  • Louise Denham - Co-ordinator, Food Vale
  • Patrick Collins-Walsh - Public Health Programme Manager

Help Me Quit Team

  • Allan Joshy John - Smoking Cessation Advisor
  • Cathy Fisher-Smoking Cessation Advisor
  • Colleen Newport - Smoking Cessation Advisor
  • Deb Parsons - Senior Advisor
  • Jane Allwood - Smoking Cessation Advisor
  • Katie Haines - Smoking Cessation Advisor
  • Laura Willis - Smoking Cessation Advisor

Administration Staff

  • Caroline Mullins - Admin & Resource Officer
  • Deborah Page - PA to Public Health Consultants
  • Heather Kean - Business Support Manager
  • Lewis Carter - PA to Public Health Consultants
  • Louise Thompson - PA to Public Health Consultants
  • Meg McNaughton - Admin & Resource Officer
  • Narindar Kaur - Admin & Resource Officer
  • Rachel Flynn - PA to Public Health Consultants

 

     

      Sustainable Food Team (Food Sense Wales) Email: foodsensewales@wales.nhs.uk