Health and Social Care

Commentary 9 April 2020

Youth Homelessness: Moving Towards Prevention

WCPP’s reports on Preventing Youth Homelessness were published in 2018. Since then, we have been working with a range of stakeholders to communicate our key...

Commentary 30 March 2020

What we do and don’t know about ageing better in Wales

Recently the Centre invited Dr Anna Dixon, Chief Executive of the What Works Centre for Ageing Better, to visit us and exchange knowledge on ageing...

Publications 5 March 2020

2019 – In Review

Download our overview of our work in 2019

Publications 3 March 2020

International approaches to managing placement provision for children and young people looked after

This report presents the findings of a review of the international evidence on approaches to managing placement provision for children and young peopled looked after,...

Publications 17 February 2020

What do children and young people looked after and their families think about care?

Care-experienced children and young people as well as their families have unique perspectives on the care system and incorporating their views into decision-making has a...

Commentary 5 February 2020

Engaging matters: making sure the public have a voice in the future of Welsh health and social care

This blog draws on a recent Wales Centre for Public Policy (WCPP) report Public engagement and ‘A Healthier Wales’, co-authored by Paul Worthington, Sarah Quarmby...

Publications 31 January 2020

Public Engagement and ‘A Healthier Wales’

This report considers how commitments on public engagement set out in A Healthier Wales (AHW) might be translated into an evidence-informed programme of activity. Defining...

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What Works in Ageing Better?

24 February 2020

There are over 650,000 over-65s in Wales, representing 21% of the Welsh population. Making Wales a good place to grow old is a priority for government,...