Jan is the Chair of Public Health Wales, the public health institute for Wales, and has over 41 years senior executive and non-executive experience in public services.  Jan has particular leadership expertise in “improvement science” and in the fields of investigation, inspection and regulation as they relate to generating improvements in policy and practice.

She has held a number of senior posts at NHS Trust, Health Authority and Health Board levels, nationally and in Welsh Government, together with independent positions at UK, England and Wales levels.

Prior to her role in Public Health Wales, Jan was the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) Commissioner for Wales, Cheshire and Merseyside police forces.

Jan is currently a member of the Home Office Domestic Homicide Review (DHR) Quality Assurance panel for England and Wales which assesses DHRs conducted across the two countries, and advises on future learning in respect of improvements in policy and practice.