John Denley

John is the Director of Public Health for the City of Wolverhampton Council having been appointed in November 2017 and is responsible for determining the overall vision and objectives for Public Health in Wolverhampton. John has over 25 years of experience working in NHS and local authority organisations and has a proven track record of partnership, delivery and improvement in health outcomes for citizens.

John joined City of Wolverhampton Council from Birmingham City Council where he was the Assistant Director of Commissioning with responsibility for health and social care intelligence, commissioning Public Health services, commissioning providers of Adult Social Care and Early Years services. When working for the NHS, John gained a broad range of experience and expertise working in both hospital and GP settings, these included using information and intelligence to increase access and the quality of cancer services, improve surgical services as well as improve the quality of GP services.

John firmly believes that the greatest influence on health and wellbeing is having the best start to life, an excellent education, a stable rewarding job and a decent home in a thriving community. As such, John and the Public Health team are focused on working in partnership with all areas of the Council, the NHS and other appropriate sectors and agencies who can influence the health and wellbeing of the city.