Institute of Welsh Affairs

agenda - Health and Social Policy

Social Policy
Living Wage Sam Rex argues that the Assembly Government should set the pace on tackling poverty wage levels.	Winter 2007/08 Page 25
Debt Malcolm Hurlston assesses the rise of personal indebtedness and what can be done about it.	Winter 2007/08 Page 27
The Welsh way Paul Griffiths advocates networking between organisations to deliver public services.	Winter 2007/08 Page 29
Beyond Boundaries Colin Everett says the pace of collaborative public service reform is stepping up.	Winter 2007/08 Page 32
Strategy and Tactics Scott Greer reviews the record of NHS Wales policy-making since 1999.	Winter 2007/08 Page 33
Stock Transfer Nick Bennett says Housing Associations are the mechanism for levering much-needed investment into our poorest communities.	Winter 2007/08 Page 35
My health, whose responsibility? Marcus Longley considers a novel application of jury service.	Summer 2007 Page 57
Jobs for life Occupational health presents the opportunity to ensure healthy and long-lasting work habits, according to Sue Eynon.	Summer 2007 Page 59
Optimal benefits Wales needs a strategy for health that measures medicines by patient outcomes as well as costs, says Richard Greville.	Summer 2007 Page 61
Facing flu The feared influenza pandemic has not occurred but, as Ian Hosein explains, society must still ensure it remains well-prepared.	Summer 2007 Page 64
Fair defence Mark Richardson addresses critics of fair trade and shows that everyone can help reduce poverty.	Summer 2007 Page 67
Incredible years Judy Hutchings explains how north Wales has led the UK in ensuring the effectiveness of the Sure Start children’s programme.	Winter 2007 Page 55
Making homes affordable Peter Johnson looks at the task facing the Homelessness Commission currently taking evidence at hearings around Wales.	Winter 2007 Page 57
Pathway out of Poverty Jane Davidson outlines a new programme to help young people who leave school with few qualifications.	Summer 2006 Page 47
Children in need Ian Butler confronts the challenges presented by ‘looked after’ young people in Wales.	Summer 2006 Page 50
Health gain Lyndon Miles reminds us that reorganisations of NHS Wales have rarely been successful.	Summer 2006 Page 53
People Power Nicola Maxwell reports on a review of how Communities First is engaging with the grassroots.	Summer 2006 Page 57
A £3 billion opportunity Tamsin Stirling looks at the IWA’s new report on the Future of Social Housing in Wales.	Spring 2006 Page 43
Below the threshold James Stewart introduces a major new study on poverty and social exclusion in Wales.	Spring 2006 Page 45
Educating for social justice David Egan declares we cannot go on tolerating the waste that results from low levels of educational achievement at 16.	Spring 2006 Page 48
To those that have Mark Drakeford argues that health policy should focus on equality of outcome.	Spring 2006 Page 50
Expert Patients Melanie Williams on the benefits of taking control of chronic illness.	Winter 2005/06 Page 53
Small Vision David Reynolds asks whether the Welsh Baccalaureate has been a success or failure.	Winter 2005/06 Page 55
Breadth with depth Brian Lightman reports on the Penarth St Cyres School experience of piloting the Welsh Baccalaureate.	Winter 2005/06 Page 57
Out of Reach Nic Wheeler offers policy options to deal with the crisis of housing affordability in the National Parks.	Summer 2005 Page 46
Learning how to learn Shan Richards outlines the main features of the new Foundation Phase early years curriculum being developed for Welsh schools.	Summer 2005 Page 50
Profit and loss in rural Wales Harold Carter argues that the economic imperatives that drive commercial decisions should not be applied to sparsely populated areas.	Spring 2005 Page 53
Size matters James Foreman-Peck finds that Welsh secondary schools should not grow any bigger.	Spring 2005 Page 56
Health performance Marcus Longley and Tony Beddow examine what health professionals really think about the Welsh NHS.	Spring 2005 Page 59
A programme that answers back Alun Burge reports on progress with Communities First.	Spring 2005 Page 62
Learning Bank Time is being used as a currency to help valleys communities, reports Rhys David.	Autumn 2004 Page 53
Damaging devotion to buildings The way communities use their hospitals must change radically, argues Siobhan McClelland.	Autumn 2004 Page 56
The foundations are solid A clear philosophy for early childhood care and education has been adopted, says, Daniel Wincott.	Autumn 2004 Page 59
A new advocate for older people A commissioner for older people could help create a more constructive debate on demographic changes, writes John Williams.	Autumn 2004 Page 62
Bridging the Age Gap by Nia Seaton.	Autumn 2004 Page 64
Urge to merge Geraint Talfan Davies unravels why, despite the evidence, Welsh higher education is drawing back from change.	Summer 2004 Page 69
Self help Huw Lewis reports on his review of the Communities First initiative.	Summer 2004 Page 72
Future of the Valleys Rhys David suggests policy initiatives to tackle the problems of Wales’ emotional heartland.	Spring 2004 Page 12
Taking education to the community Delyth Doyle describes a Valleys success story in outreach learning.	Spring 2004 Page 17
Future from the past Jeff Pride says heritage tourism can help regenerate the Valleys.	Spring 2004 Page 19
Back to Basics Kevin Morgan and Bob Smith argue that a housing transfer policy could spark major investment in the Valleys.	Spring 2004 Page 21
Affordable Homes Gareth Jones says that the Assembly Government, local authorities and the National Parks can resolve the rural housing crisis.	Spring 2004 Page 50
Flexible Thinking Hugh Morgan believes Wales could become the world’s first ‘autism-friendly’ country.	Spring 2004 Page 54
Physicians Cure Thyselves Jon Owen Jones assesses the Assembly Government’s response to the Wanless review of health and social care.	Winter 2003/04 Page 67
Funding Fog David Reynolds says education spending is losing out.	Winter 2003/04 Page 69
We bought a Mountain Catrin Ellis Jones reports on a venture that is breathing life into upland Wales.	Winter 2003/04 Page 71
Getting to grips with drugs Iestyn Davies suggests the Assembly Government should re-assess its policy on substance misuse.	Summer 2003 Page 44
A Flying Start John Osmond and Jessica Mugaseth investigate how the Assembly Government’s Early Years education policies are progressing.	Summer 2003 Page 47
Reaching Higher David Grant asks who will pay for university education in Wales.	Summer 2003 Page 50
Health borders Jon Owen Jones examines divergent paths taken by the NHS in England and Wales.	Summer 2003 Page 52
Remoteness and access to health care Trish Buchan reports on a study that has been surveying health provision in rural Wales.	Summer 2003 Page 56
Combating the 'Gender Contract' Helen Buhaenko reports on a project that is engaging with deprivation in the Gellideg council estate in Merthyr.	Spring 2003 Page 55
Engaging with the Shadow Economy Thomas Lange has ten policies for tackling social exclusion.	Winter 2002/03 Page 46
Postcode Lottery of Youth Richard Powell assesses the impact of devolution on our children.	Winter 2002/03 Page 50
Rethinking the School Curriculum Richard Daugherty says we should put learning rather than teaching at the centre of education.	Winter 2002/03 Page 52
Housing Pressures in Rural Wales Mark Tewdwr-Jones, Nick Gallent and Alan Mace report on new research into holiday homes.	Winter 2002/03 Page 54
Days of Uniform Health and Social Care Are Over Liz Hewett makes the case for the Assembly Government following Scotland and Northern Ireland and implementing free personal care for the elderly out of the Welsh block grant.	Summer 2002 Page 42
Ten Years to Tackle Social Exclusion Norma Barry says the Assembly Government’s Communities First programme will ensure that regeneration is led by people on the ground.	Summer 2002 Page 44
For Wales See England So far as curriculum development is concerned John David and Colin Jenkins conclude that the Assembly Government is still clutching English coat-tails.	Summer 2002 Page 46
A Source of Contention Eilidh Johnston outlines a new IWA research project into housing in rural Wales.	Summer 2002 Page 48
How To Cut The Waiting Lists Morton Warner and Tony Beddow argue that contrasting performance between Health Authorities across Wales provides the basis for a major improvement.	Spring 2002 Page 16
Enriching the Learning Experience Teresa Rees explains why learners in Wales will soon be better resourced and better informed about their entitlement than learners in the rest of the UK.	Spring 2002 Page 19
A Qualification Whose Time is Nigh Ken Spours analyses the steps that have led to the current phase of the Baccalaureate debate.	Spring 2002 Page 22
University Snakes and Ladders Phil Cooke assesses the outcome of the latest Research Assessment Exercise and its impact on the future of higher education in Wales.	Spring 2002 Page 25
Ten Years from Now Geraint Talfan Davies takes a look at the Assembly Government’s plans for our Universities.	Spring 2002 Page 27
Making Learning Work Grenville Jackson outlines the strategic approach of Wales biggest public body ELWa.	Spring 2002 Page 29
From Opportunity to Obituary Alistair Cole and Alan Storer put the role of the Community Consortia for Education and Training under the spotlight.	Spring 2002 Page 32
A Reorganisation Too Far Gareth Jones argues for a major re-think on the proposed NHS Wales restructuring and Tony Beddow adds a Commentary.	Autumn 2001 Page 8
Ploughing Our Own Educational Furrow David Reynolds puts the first Welsh education ‘White Paper’ under the microscope.	Autumn 2001 Page 12
Schools of the Future David Egan sets a challenging check list for the National Assembly’s remit for improving education.	Autumn 2001 Page 14
Successful Ageing Reporting on a study of ageing in rural north Wales, Clare Wenger finds it is ill people, not old people, who are a drain on resources.	Autumn 2001 Page 16
Connecting Post-16 Education and Training Policy with Delivery Huw Kyffin outlines the challenges facing ELWA, the new Enterprise and Learning Council for Wales.	Spring 2001 Page 42
The Welsh Road to Well Being Eva Elliot questions whether abolishing the Health Authorities and boosting the role of Local Health Groups will result in better use of evidence-based research in decision taking.	Spring 2001 Page 45
How We Could Cut the Drugs Bill Adrian Kay argues that the Assembly should regulate drug prices so they are aligned with the lowest in the EU.	Spring 2001 Page 47
An Intense ‘Delineation of Territory’ Gareth Williams asks which communities should be first in the Assembly’s efforts to tackle social exclusion.	Spring 2001 Page 49
£2.7 Billion Available for Welsh Housing Gareth Hughes argues that the assets buried away in our council housing stock should be unlocked to free up much-needed investment.	Spring 2001 Page 51
Health, Economic Investment and Objective One Gareth Williams welcomes an initiative from the National Assembly that begins to take seriously the social determinants of health.	Winter 2000/01 Page 42
Education Funding Gap Grows David Reynolds reveals figures that show an underspending on education in Wales compared with England.	Winter 2000/01 Page 44
A Logical Response to Globalisation George Walker says that the IWA's WelshBac curriculum for post-16 education is a good example of the motif: Think Globally - Act Locally.	Winter 2000/01 Page 46
History is What We Live Huw Beynon and Gareth Williams flag up a seminar on social exclusion being held by the IWA with the School of Social Sciences at Cardiff University on 6 October.	Summer 2000 Page 46
A Quiet Education Revolution Gareth Elwyn Jones examines the early impact of the National Assembly on education policy and the future of rural schools.	Summer 2000 Page 48
Bac to the Future Ceri Black looks at the Government's curriculum 2000 programme and compares it with the IWA's WelshBac.	Summer 2000 Page 51
A Diverging Health Policy Bruce Napier assess the impact the Assembly has made on the health service in its first six months.	Winter 2000 Page 9
Assembly Intervenes on Post-16 Education David Egan charts the emergence of a distinctive Welsh education policy process.	Winter 2000 Page 11
The Assembly’s WelshBac Challenge David Reynolds calls for some innovation and initiative in Welsh education policy.	Summer 1999 Page 52
Going for Gold: A Primary Health Care Strategy for the Valleys Julian Tudor Hart advocates a new approach to medicine in Wales’ most deprived region.	Summer 1999 Page 53
Health: the Key Policy Challenge Bruce Napier says the Assembly will bring NHS Wales opportunities but not a pain-free future.	Spring 1999 Page 45
A Competitive Edge Gareth Elwyn Jones looks at the results of the IWA’s examination of the effectiveness of Welsh-medium education.	Spring 1999 Page 48
Democracy can free Health Service logjams Laser transparency will replace virtual secrecy in health decision taking, says Rhodri Morgan.	Summer 1998 Page 36
An Agenda for education Cynog Dafis calls for an Education Council for Wales.	Summer 1998 Page 38
Wrestling with the WelshBac John Osmond reports on the latest twists in an IWA campaign of persuasion.	Summer 1998 Page 40
A Different Vision for NHS Wales The Assembly offers the prospect of radical new thinking in the way we run the Welsh health service, argues Dr Dewi Evans.	Winter 1997/98 Page 39
The WelshBac and the Government’s proposals compared Eirlys Pritchard Jones and John David contrast the WelshBac with the Government’s policy Qualifying for Success.	Winter 1997/98 Page 42
A learning country? Vivienne Sugar proposes new policies for local authority engagement with lifelong education.	Summer 1997 Page 39
A defining moment in Welsh education Gareth Elwyn Jones reviews the IWA’s recent publication The WelshBac: Educating Wales in the Next Century.	Summer 1997 Page 41
Rationing is here to stay Ivor Lightman considers whether NHS Wales is a Business or Public Service.	Summer 1997 Page 42
Politicians: the last frontier in the housing debate Peter Williams examines how far the party election manifestos measured up against the priorities set by the IWA report Building Our Future: The Housing Challenge For Wales.	Summer 1997 Page 43
An eye for an eye Agenda’s last issue suggested that there has been some benefits from GP fundholding. Dr Elizabeth Evans disagrees.	Winter 1996/97 Page 33
Cutting through the spiral of decline Dave Adamson urges a new approach to economic regeneration for socially excluded communities in the Valleys.	Winter 1996/97 Page 34
Cinderella arrives at the Ball More 16-18 year olds achieve qualifications at Welsh Further Education Colleges than in all the secondary schools of Wales: Juliet Pierce reports on a little regarded sector.	Winter 1996/97 Page 37
Colin Jenkins & John David say A-levels must go if education is to improve: we need a Platinum Standard.	Summer 1996 Page 16
David Reynolds & Wynford Bellin explain Why Welsh medium schools are better.	Summer 1996 Page 19
Ena Kendall reports on The GP Fundholding debate.	Summer 1996 Page 21
Howard Williams looks at Dealing with the Drug Culture.	Summer 1996 Page 23
The Police Service in Wales by R White.	Volume 2 Issue 1 December 1995 Page 1
The Information Green Road – the Rural Wales Network by Jane E Jones.	Volume 2 Issue 1 December 1995 Page 8
A Portrait of Older Age by Andrew Dunning.	Volume 2 Issue 1 December 1995 Page 10
Prince launches expansion of The Prince’s Trust Volunteers in Wales by Margaret Evans.	Volume 2 Issue 1 December 1995 Page 35
Women at Work.	Volume 1 Issue 3 August 1995 Page 7
Policing Wales by Dr Michael Levi.	Volume 1 Issue 3 August 1995 Page 21
Drug Abuse – Fact & Fiction by Michael Simpson.	Volume 1 Issue 3 August 1995 Page 24
Education in Wales.	Volume 1 Issue 3 August 1995 Page 34
Is “adequate” good enough for the new look NHS? by Colin Hughes Davies.	Volume 1 Issue 1 November 1994 Page 18