Blog Post Environment and Net Zero Rethinking Food Policy as Public Policy in Wales – Now Needed More Than Ever with ‘Brexeat’? It's hard to focus after a political earthquake. The vote to leave the European Union is a political earthquake of the highest magnitude. We are still in a period of many after-shocks. So what to make of this report about Welsh food policy from the Public Policy Institute for Wales that was published just after […] Read more Topics: Economy Health inequalities Net Zero July 19, 2016
Report Tackling Inequalities Increasing the Role of Social Business Models in the Health and Social Care in Wales This report by the Public Policy Institute for Wales (PPIW) reviews the evidence on ways of increasing the role which Social Business Models (SBMs) can play in the provision of health and social care. We worked with experts from Birmingham University to review evidence from other parts of the UK and Europe. Our report concludes […] Read more Topics: Health inequalities June 8, 2016
Report Tackling Inequalities Increasing Understanding and Uptake of Advance Decisions to Refuse Treatment in Wales The Minister for Health and Social Services asked the Public Policy Institute for Wales (PPIW) to provide independent advice on how to increase the understanding and uptake of Advance Decisions in Wales. The PPIW has worked closely with Professor Jenny Kitzinger (Cardiff University) and Professor Celia Kitzinger (University of York) to examine the literature and […] Read more Topics: Health inequalities Lived experience February 7, 2016
Report Tackling Inequalities The Care Home Market in Wales: Mapping the Sector This report by the Public Policy Institute for Wales (PPIW) provides advice on the resilience of the Care Home Sector in Wales. We worked with the Institute of Public Care (IPC) to analyse current provision using statistical data and telephone interviews with experts. Their report finds considerable variations across Wales with some councils managing care […] Read more Topics: Health inequalities Housing and homes November 4, 2015
Report Tackling Inequalities Meeting the Housing Needs of an Ageing Population This report by the Public Policy Institute for Wales (PPIW) presents a series of recommendations on the challenges that population ageing poses for housing needs in Wales and what the Welsh Government might do to meet them. The report follows a Public Policy Institute for Wales (PPIW) evidence review on the current state of older […] Read more Topics: Health inequalities Housing and homes September 28, 2015
Report Tackling Inequalities International Experience of Conditional Entitlement to Healthcare The Welsh NHS is facing unprecedented financial pressures and difficult decisions have to be made about how to allocate and use healthcare resources. The aim of this evidence review was to explore whether there are lessons that might be learnt from other countries about how access to healthcare and entitlement can be made conditional in […] Read more Topics: Health inequalities August 5, 2015
Report Tackling Inequalities International Experience of Prioritisation of Elective Surgery Given the unprecedented financial pressures on the National Health Service in Wales, difficult decisions have to be made about how to allocate and use resources. The objectives of this research were to review international experience of approaches to prioritising elective surgery and draw out key issues and useful approaches that may be relevant for implementation […] Read more Topics: Health inequalities June 6, 2015
