Governance and Implementation Health and Social Care Loneliness and Connected Communities How can governments engage with the public about healthcare? March 11, 2019 by cuwpadmin One of the projects that the Wales Centre for Public Policy (WCPP) currently has on the go looks at ways that governments can engage with the public about healthcare. The Welsh Government’s plan for health and social care “A Healthier Wales” sets out public engagement as a core part of its healthcare approach going forward, […] Read more »
Community Wellbeing How do we Tackle Loneliness? Evidence on Deprivation and Different Communities March 7, 2019 by cuwpadmin This is the third in a three-part blog series on loneliness and isolation in Wales. Part one is here, and part two is here. Here, Suzanna Nesom discusses how loneliness might be tackled for materially deprived people and in different communities, given the available evidence. This series of blogs has been exploring what is known […] Read more » Local government Loneliness
Governance and Implementation Managing diverse relationships in cross-cutting government March 5, 2019 by cuwpadmin This ‘think piece’ builds on my recent presentation to a seminar for senior officials hosted by the Wales Centre for Public Policy which looked at the thorny issue of cross-government working. It isn’t an academic review, and I have deliberately not burdened it with lots of academic references. Instead I’m drawing on practical, interesting and […] Read more »
Environment and Net Zero We need to talk about procurement February 26, 2019 by cuwpadmin On 4th February we published a major new report on procurement. Beyond contracting: public service stewardship to maximise public value argues that politicians and chief executives need to use procurement strategically to maximise economic, social and environmental outcomes for their local communities, rather than just going for the lowest cost option. The launch event with […] Read more »
Community Wellbeing Uncategorized How do we tackle loneliness? Evidence on supporting younger and older people February 19, 2019 by cuwpadmin This is the second in a three-part blog series on loneliness and isolation in Wales. The first article can be read here, and the third here. Here, we discuss possible ways to tackle loneliness in younger and older people, given the available evidence. With the Welsh Government planning to launch its Loneliness Strategy by the […] Read more » Local government Loneliness
Environment and Net Zero Loneliness and Connected Communities Is the future of the economy threatening local taxation? February 14, 2019 by cuwpadmin This is the second of our guest blogs expanding on some of the wider tax policy questions that couldn’t all be fully explored within the parameters of our Welsh tax base research last year. Here, Hugo Bessis of the Centre for Cities considers the impact of the rise of automation and high street retail closures […] Read more »
Environment and Net Zero Growing the Welsh tax base through business rates: risks, rewards and trade-offs February 7, 2019 by cuwpadmin It has been six months since we published our report examining the risks and opportunities of fiscal devolution to the Welsh tax base. Our discussions with tax policy colleagues in the Welsh Government and experts and academics from across the UK threw up plenty of issues which couldn’t all be fully explored within the parameters […] Read more »
Loneliness and Connected Communities Beyond contracting: public service stewardship to maximise public value February 5, 2019 by cuwpadmin In this blog, John Tizard, co-author of our latest report Beyond contracting: public service stewardship to maximise public value, introduces some key issues and arguments. This is part of our series on public procurement – find out more here. The public sector in Wales spends over £6bn per year on the procurement of services, works […] Read more »
Community Wellbeing What does the evidence say about loneliness in Wales? January 31, 2019 by cuwpadmin This is the first blog in a three-part series on loneliness and isolation in Wales. Part two is available here, and part three is available here. In this blog, Suzanna Nesom discusses what we know about loneliness as a concept, and what the evidence says about loneliness in Wales. The Welsh Government has committed to […] Read more » Local government Loneliness
