Uncategorized WCPP health expert discusses West Wales health changes Proposed changes to hospitals in west Wales by the Hywel Dda health board were up for discussion on this week's BBC Wales Live, featuring the WCPP's health expert Dr Paul Worthington. Paul shared his response to the proposals, which include removing round-the-clock emergency care from both Glangwili and Withybush hospitals, as well as outlining what […] Read more »
Uncategorized Increasing Household Waste Recycling with Behavioural Science To help understand how behavioural change interventions might help increase the household recycling rate further, WCPP hosted a workshop in May 2018. The workshop brought together some key stakeholders including Welsh Government policy officials, local authority waste management and environment directors, a leading supermarket chain, landlord associations, academics and behavioural change practitioners. The event also […] Read more »
Uncategorized Evidence for Good Charities are becoming increasingly sophisticated about how they gather evidence of impact, and there are many great guides and tools out there to help them do so. But there are other ways that the third sector can use evidence to increase its effectiveness and amplify its voice. In this report, published with the Alliance for Useful […] Read more »
Uncategorized Smacking children no more effective than other forms of discipline says new report Smacking and other forms of physical punishment are no more effective in instilling discipline in children than other parenting techniques, according to a new report by the Wales Centre for Public Policy. ‘Parental Physical Punishment: Child Outcomes and Attitudes’ reviews what’s known about how children are affected by physical punishment. While there are no clear […] Read more »
Uncategorized Parental Physical Punishment: Child Outcomes and Attitudes The former Cabinet Secretary for Children and Communities asked the PPIW to undertake a review of the evidence on children’s attitudes towards physical punishment, and the links between parental physical punishment and child outcomes. Children’s attitudes towards parental physical punishment vary but are generally negative. Children who have experienced physical punishment and younger children are […] Read more »
Uncategorized Taro plant ddim yn fwy effeithiol na mathau eraill o ddisgyblu yn ôl adroddiad newydd Read more »
Uncategorized Putting Equality at the Heart of Decision-making The Welsh Government has commissioned a review of gender equality policy and practice in Wales, with the intention of putting a gender perspective at the heart of policy and decision-making. For Phase One of the review, Chwarae Teg has considered how the Welsh Government currently addresses the promotion of gender equality. This report provides examples […] Read more »
Uncategorized What Works in Tackling Rural Poverty The Welsh Government has supported a wide range of programmes to address rural poverty and yet recent estimates suggest that almost a quarter of the rural population of Wales is living in poverty. Continuing pressure on the Welsh Government’s budget combined with the potential loss of EU funding for rural programmes means that it is […] Read more »
Uncategorized Risks and opportunities for devolved taxes set out in new expert report There will be no simple way to increase income tax revenue using Wales’ new devolved tax powers, according to a new report by Cardiff University academics for the Wales Centre for Public Policy. ‘The Welsh Tax Base: Risks and Opportunities after Fiscal Devolution’, written for the WCPP by researchers at the Wales Governance Centre, highlights […] Read more »
Uncategorized Amlygu risgiau a chyfleoedd trethi datganoledig mewn adroddiad arbenigol newydd Read more »
