Poverty Directorate Operations Directorate Ukraine Response Directorate Health & Social Services Group Office of the Chief Executive of NHS Wales Office of the Chief Medical Officer for Wales Health and Wellbeing Directorate Health Protection Directorate Quality & Nursing Directorate Social Services & Integration Directorate NHS Performance & Planning Directorate NHS Finance Directorate Community & Primary Care, Mental Health & Vulnerable Groups Directorate Digital, Technology & Innovation Directorate Workforce & Corporate Services Directorate CAFCASS Cymru The Board The Welsh Government Board translates the strategic direction set by the Welsh cabinet and its committees into work that is joined up across Welsh Government departments and makes the best use of its resources. The board is made up of six directors general, six directors and four non-executive directors, and is chaired by the permanent secretary. Board members are appointed at the discretion of and by the permanent secretary. Membership is not wholly dependent on functional responsibilities; it is designed to provide balanced advice and support to the permanent secretary, and collective leadership to the organisation as a whole. Welsh Government sponsored bodies The Welsh Government is responsible for a number of Welsh Government sponsored bodies (WGSBs). These are, respectively, executive WGSBs, which are non-departmental public bodies such as the Arts Council of Wales; advisory WGSBs, which are non-departmental public bodies; and tribunals such as the Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales. WGSBs are staffed by public servants rather than civil servants. The Welsh Government is also responsible for some public bodies that are not classed as WGSBs, such as NHS Wales, and the Welsh Offices of England and Wales legal offices. Estate The Welsh Government has a total of 18 core and operational offices across Wales. It also has an office based in Westminster. Additionally, it has 7 specialist properties across Wales, which include stores, traffic management centres and the pavilion at the Royal Welsh Showground. The Government also has 21 offices located in 11 countries outside the United Kingdom: Belgium; Canada; China; France; Germany; Ireland; India; Japan; Qatar; United Arab Emirates, and the United States of America. Historically, most Welsh Office staff were based in Cardiff, especially in Cathays Park. However, in 2002, the Fullerton Review concluded that "the Assembly could no longer sustain having the majority of its operational functions located in and around Cardiff". Since 2004, Welsh Government civil servants have been relocated across Wales as part of the Location