Tony Jewell (doctor)

During his time in East London he served on Tower Hamlets Area Health Authority for six years as the trades union representative and chaired the multiagency Joint Consultative Committee.

While in Tower Hamlets he lobbied for investment in inner city general practice, commissioned Brian Jarman to lead the Tower Hamlets Health Inquiry helping the development of Under Privileged Area (UPA) scores, published on the workload associated with out of hours care and was Secretary to the Wendy Savage Support Campaign.

Between 2002 and 2004 he was elected and served as president of the UK Association of Directors of Public Health ensuring the organisation was an effective influence in NHS reforms such as Shifting the Balance.

He championed cascade testing for familial hypercholesterolaemia with the British Heart Foundation so that Wales became the first UK country to introduce it successfully.

He was a strong advocate for government to use legislation to support health improvement measures such as healthy food vending machines in schools and hospitals, smoke-free NHS buildings and grounds, sunbed use legislation, food hygiene scores "on the doors", alcohol pricing and supporting cycling and physical activity initiatives.

He consistently urged the Welsh Government to address the embedded health inequities in South Wales through long-term investments in housing, education and jobs.

He delivered a lecture on "From Primary Care to Public Health and Government Policy – reflections of CMO Wales" in July 2012.