10th September is World Suicide Prevention Day. This annual event aims to raise the awareness of suicide, educate about the causes and warning signs of suicide and reduce the stigma associated with suicide, suicidal behaviour and other mental health problems.…
Is healthcare in Wales really that different?
Whenever the UK media discusses the NHS, more often than not it is talking about the NHS in England, rather than all four nations, although it rarely makes that distinction. As the Welsh Government develops plans to change the way…
How can governments engage with the public about healthcare?
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…
How do we tackle loneliness? Evidence on supporting younger and older people
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…
How do we Tackle Loneliness? Evidence on Deprivation and Different Communities
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…
Co-production is Key to Designing Successful Health and Employment interventions
I was very pleased to read the report from the WCPP and the Institute for Employment Studies which examined how health and employability outcomes could be improved by changing the way in which organisations work together. This is a very…