Director General, Global and Public Health
Catherine Frances CB
Biography
Catherine Frances is Director General, Global and Public Health at the Department of Health and Social Care.
From September 2019 to December 2024, Catherine was Director General for Local Government, Resilience and Communities at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Catherine’s previous roles include Director for Public Services in HM Treasury and other Senior Civil Service roles in the Department of Health and HM Treasury.
Director General, Global and Public Health
The Director General, Global and Public Health is responsible for:
- emergency preparedness
- health protection
- health improvement
- public health systems
- Chief Public Health Nurse Office
- international engagement on health
- supply resilience
- COVID-19 Inquiry response