Jeremy Miles MS Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
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Responsibilities of the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
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Responsibilities
- Oversight of NHS Wales
- NHS Wales performance and escalation
- NHS Finance
- NHS Wales planning
- Emergency prevention, preparedness and response for health including pandemic preparedness
- Health Protection
- Health Improvement
- Healthcare science
- Public Health
- Health inequalities
- Primary Care
- Receipt of, response to, and direction of reports from Healthcare Inspectorate Wales
- Policy and budgets for Healthcare Inspectorate Wales and the Care Inspectorate Wales
- Oversight of the Welsh Government’s relationship with Audit Wales regarding activities relating to the NHS
- NHS Medical workforce training and development [with the exception of years 1-5 of University Education for Doctors]
- Science, Evidence and Advice in health and social care
- Patient experience, involvement and the citizen’s voice
- Integration
- Action on the climate emergency relating to the health and care sector
- Foundation economy in health and social care
- Life Sciences
- Public Health: Health improvement and wellbeing services
- Obesity
Biography
Jeremy Miles was born and raised in Pontarddulais. As a Welsh speaker, he was educated at Ysgol Gyfun Ystalyfera in the Swansea Valley and New College, Oxford where he studied law. Following graduation, Jeremy taught law at Warsaw University in Poland. Later, Jeremy practised as a solicitor in London and then held senior legal and commercial posts in media sector businesses, including ITV and the US television network and film studio NBC Universal. After returning to live in Wales Jeremy set up his own consultancy working with international clients in the broadcast and digital sectors.
Jeremy was elected to the National Assembly for Wales for the Neath constituency in May 2016 as the Labour and Co-operative party candidate. On 16 November 2017, Jeremy was appointed Counsel General and on 13 December 2018 he was appointed Counsel General and Minister for Brexit. Jeremy was appointed Minister for Education and Welsh Language on 13 May 2021, and Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language on 21 March 2024. Jeremy was appointed Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care on 11 September 2024.
Jeremy’s interests include economic and community development, education and skills. He also enjoys film, reading, cooking, hiking, cycling and following rugby locally.