Director of Public Health for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
Cornwall Council
Rachel is the Director of Public Health for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, working to improve and protect the health of the population. She provides public health leadership across the 2 councils and the Integrated Care System. This has included high profile leadership of the public health response during the Covid19 pandemic. She has worked with Cornwall Council, the Voluntary and Community Sector and the NHS in Cornwall since 2015. Previously she has held a range of senior public health roles in Plymouth City Council, Gloucestershire PCT, and as a Consultant in Public Health with Public Health England’s South West regional team.
Rachel has a passion for working alongside communities to improve the health of vulnerable groups and previously worked in the voluntary sector for Shelter (Homeless Charity), Sure Start, and ESF employability programmes. She also has a strong academic background and research experience with Oxford University (SDRG), London School of Economics (PSSRU), Exeter University Medical School and currently leads the five-year NIHR Health Determinants Research Collaborative for Cornwall. Rachel is a Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health.
