(CB, FRCP, FRCPCH, FFPHM)
Ruth has a medical background and is a former Chief Medical Officer for Wales.
With specialist interests in environmental health, she recently co-chaired the Mid-Wales Healthcare Collaborative focussing on needs of rural communities. Much of her career has been devoted to working in Welsh public services and government, but she also has experience in England and has held advisory appointments to NICE and OFWAT.
Ruth was Vice-Chair of the Public Policy Institute Wales’ Board of Governors. She is a non-executive director of Health Education and Improvement Wales, and a Council Member of the National Trust and the Canal and River Trust. She was previously a non-executive director of the Environment Agency and of Natural Resources Wales.
Ruth holds a visiting chair at the University of the West of England, is a liveryman of the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries and a Freeman of the City of London.