Amrita commenced the role of national lead for prevention in clinical settings for Public Health Wales in April 2020. She leads a diverse portfolio, which includes disease prevention programmes in relation to type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease; life-course programmes on health and wellbeing after pregnancy, and musculoskeletal health; as well as cross-cutting programmes on social prescribing, Making Every Contact Count, and a ‘Prevention-Based Health and Care Framework’.

Amrita qualified as a doctor from Imperial College London in 2005, initially specialising in paediatric medicine, before training to become a public health consultant. Prior to joining Public Health Wales, Amrita worked in a wide range of organisations, at both local and national levels, including the NHS, local government, academia, and Public Health England. Amrita commenced a NICE Fellowship in 2022, which focused on ways to implement NICE guidelines related to prevention. Having completed Harvard Business School’s Value-Based Healthcare Intensive Seminar in 2023, Amrita is also interested in value-based approaches to embedding prevention in the health and care system.