It coordinates the work of 94 GP practices and NHS services provided by North Wales dentists, opticians and pharmacies.

The Board is named after Betsi Cadwaladr, a Welsh nurse born in Bala, Gwynedd in 1789.

Towards the end of her life – in her mid-60s – she worked alongside Florence Nightingale, nursing casualties of the Crimean War.

The organisation was placed in special measures in June 2015, following a mental health services report alleging institutional abuse 2012/13, the Tawel Fan unit was closed in December 2014.

On 24 November 2020, the Welsh Government announced that the health board would be taken out of special measures with immediate effect.