Thursday 28 November 2019

Social policy reports 24-30th November 2019

Loneliness among parents of young children
Understanding how parents with children under five experience loneliness, and what would help them to overcome it – a Coram Family and Childcare briefing

Economics reports 24-30th November 2019

The shifting shape of social security Charting the changing size and shape of the British welfare system resolution Foundation.

State of Hunger: A study of poverty and  food insecurity in the UK
November 2019 Trussell Trust

Principles for Purposeful Business
How to deliver the framework for the Future of the Corporation An agenda for business in the 2020s and beyond British Academy

Tuesday 5 November 2019

Health policy reports 4-8th November 2019



Universal approaches to improving children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing: short descriptions of interventions identified from the synthesis of systematic reviews Public Health England.

No Age Limit:
The Hidden Face of domestic abuse
AgeUk


Women and HIV in the United Kingdom
Data to end of December 2017

The Health Foundation
International comparisons of capital in health care: why is the UK falling behind?

BMA NHS on the cusp of collapse? Winter waiting times



Social policy reports 18-22nd November 2019

The shape of things to come Charting the changing size and shape of the UK state- Resolution Foundation.

Hitting the poorest worst? How public health cuts have been experienced in England’s most deprived communities- IPPR

Ethical care: A bold reform agenda for adult social care IPPR

Social Mobility truths - Civitas

Childline annual review - NSPCC


New government reports 11-15th november 2019

House of Commons Scottish Affairs Committee Problem drug use in Scotland

House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee Responding to irregular migration: A diplomatic route

Investigation into starter homes - National Audit Office

Tuesday 22 October 2019

Health reports 21-26th October 2019

The Health Foundation
A healthy foundation for the future: the final report of the Young people’s future health inquiry


The argument for an independent regulator - Reform.

State of the State 2019-20- Deloitte and Reform state of public services


Brexit reports 21-27th October 2019

Boris Johnson letter to Jeremy Corbyn 24th October
Corbyn response to election 

EU withdrawal Bill
Regulatory Policy Committee (RPC) opinion on DExEU’s impact assessment of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill.

Tuesday 10 September 2019

World Suicide day - who is at risk?what can be done? Get the facts.



10th September is World Suicide Prevention day.

Which countries have the highest rates?
articles looking at long term trends record higher rates for European nations - Lithuania is given the highest rate in this study
Remember to assess the sources and proof used. This systematic review considers the measurement of suicide statistics.

What about age?
Many statistics show higher risk levels amongst adolescents and young adults. This systematic review considers reasons and evidence why

How about LGBT people?

What is the rate in the UK?
There are regularly quarterly bulletins of registered deaths. These include breakdowns by gender 
"Provisional data show there were 10.3 suicide deaths per 100,000 people in Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2019 in England, equivalent to 1,240 deaths; in Quarter 2 (Apr to June) 2019 there were 10.4 suicide deaths per 100,000 people, equivalent to 1,271 deaths". the rate for males was almost 3 times that of females.
The Mental Health Foundation has interpretation of these figures and resources to support those effected.
Samaritans released this report for 2019


What works in suicide prevention?
the WHO website has a  special section which contains national prevention plans
this 2014 report summarises the evidence on what should be done. this year it identified access to pesticides as a key factor in some nations and issued this guide
This 2018 systematic review article is the first to consider the evidence from youth prevention programmes

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Wednesday 7 August 2019

NHS funding increase get the facts with these free resources.


The government has announced an extra 1.8 billion in cash for NHS services.
see the official announcements with breakdowns of regional funding.


Is this new money?

A good overview from the Channel 4 fact check

 See these responses from major stakeholders.
Nuffield Trust. This organisation also has a section of publications on understanding the NHS deficit
The Kings Fund has a press release .
they publish regular updates on NHS performance and funding. They include quarterly monitoring reports on how the NHS is performing.
The Health Foundation - monitors and reports on NHS funding. Briefing s and research can be downloaded from the website. They issued a blog posting  considering whether the money was new or not















Monday 29 July 2019

Health reports 29th July-4th August 2019

Carers Action Plan 2018 - 2020 Supporting carers today
One-year on progress review- Dept of Health



Nuffield Trust
Why a “risk pool” must underpin a social care system

all it can to reduce smoking-related harm? Local Government Association

Brexit reports 29th July-4th August 2019

What comes next?The business analysis of no deal preparations CBI report

Brexit, Technology and the Future of Work- Institute for the Future of Work

The EU-UK withdrawal agreement
Progress to date and remaining difficulties : in-depth analysis - Study

House of Commons Scottish Affairs Committee The future of Scottish agriculture post–Brexit

Post-Brexit priorities for low-income voters in deprived areas Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

Economics reports 29th July-4th August 2019

The Resolution Foundation Earnings Outlook Q1 2019



Wednesday 24 July 2019

Health reports 22nd-28th July 2019

Advancing our health: prevention in the 2020s Green Paper.

Chief Medical Officer Annual report

Health, care and the 100-year life
How policymakers can ensure health and fairness for all in an era of extreme longevity Social Market Foundation.

Health on the shelf -Royal Society for Public Health report on supermarkets and obesity.


Tuesday 23 July 2019

Monday 15 July 2019

Brexit reports 15-20th July 2019

The capital markets union Should the EU shut out the City of London? By Jonathan Faull and Simon Gleeson-  Centre for European Reform

Six Dead-Ends,One Cliff-Edge,Only One Way Out
Foreword by Margaret Beckett MP and Dominic Grieve QC MP- People's Vote

Hope Not Hate 2019- How Brexit is changing who we are.

Institute of Directors Connected Economies, People and places local growth after brexit

Office for Budget Responsibility Fiscal Risks report

House of Commons Exiting the European Union Committee The consequences of “No Deal” for UK business


Economics reports 15-20th July 2019

Local Finance Taskforce:A roadmap to a sustainable future LGIU

Taxing times The need to reform the UK tax system- Institute for Government

Rightmove house price index

British Retail Consortium Footfall monitor

Centre for Health Economics
Is an ounce of prevention worth a pound of cure? Estimates of the impact of English public health grant on mortality and morbidity

Our Future in the Land, Food, Farming and Countryside Commission

Coram Family and Childcare- Holiday Childcare report 2019

Pensions Policy Institute Living through later life

Wednesday 10 July 2019

Health reports 8th-13th July 2019

How is the NHS performing? July 2019 quarterly monitoring report Kings Fund

What a difference a place makes The growing impact of health and
wellbeing boards- Local Government Association

NHS Resolution
Being fair: supporting a just and learning culture for staff and patients following incidents in the NHS

Improving Cybersecurity in the NHS- Imperial College report

Nuffield Trust- Change or collapse: lessons from the drive to reform health and social care in Northern Ireland

Monday 3 June 2019

Economics reports 1st-24th June 2019

Charities Aid Foundation UK giving 2019
This report finds that the proportion of the UK public who are either giving money to charity directly or are sponsoring a friend or family member dropped to 65 per cent in 2018 from 69 per cent in 2016.

Firing on all cylinders Building a strong economy from the bottom up - UK Onward

The health effects of Sure Start IFS

Land for the many 
Changing the way our fundamental asset
is used, owned and governed- Labour Party Commissioned report

Moving Matters: Housing costs and labour market mobility Resolution Foundation.

A report by the Affordable Housing
Commission
Defining and measuring
housing affordability – an
alternative approach

The Living Wage Foundation  report on workers in low-wage, insecure work

The Institute for Public Policy Research has published a report on the employment of migrants in the UK

Living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK: 2019 IFS

Youth Jobs Gap in the UK- disadvantage in the North Impetus report

Wednesday 15 May 2019

Health reports 13-17th May 2019

Integrating health and social care: State or Market? IEA

Investing in quality: The contribution of large charities to shaping future health and care- Commissioned by the National Garden Scheme, this report explores how the work of the National Garden Scheme and its beneficiaries fits within the context of the future of policy development in health and care.

Incisive Health
Care deserts: the impact of a dysfunctional market in adult social care provision

Voluntary Organisations Disability Group
Above and beyond: how voluntary sector providers of disability support add value to communities

Monday 13 May 2019

Economic reports 13-17th May 2019

The soaring costs of government pensions  Intergenerational Foundation.

Growing Pains The impact of leaving education during a recession on earnings and employment Resolution Foundation.

Inequalities in the twenty-first century Introducing the IFS Deaton Review

Investigation into penalty charge notices in healthcare National Audit Office.

Decent Work - Local government and wages in the North- IPPR

British Chambers of Commerce Quarterly Recruitment outlook

Local indicators of child poverty, 2017/18Summary of estimates of child poverty in small areas of Great Britain, 2017/18 Loughborough University

Hitting reset a case for local leadership in economic development Localis.

Think Small - A blueprint for supporting UK small businesses Centre for Policy Studies

Government reports 13-17th May 2019

House of CommonsTreasury Committee Consumers’ access to financial services

Changing Lives:the social impact of participation in culture and sport House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee

House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts Local Government Governance and Accountability 

House of Commons Science and Technology Committee Japanese knotweed andthe built environment

Economic Affairs Committee Rethinking High Speed 2.House of Lords

Managing the BBC’s pay-bill National Audit Office

Tuesday 30 April 2019

Health reports 29th April - 5th May 2019

Nanny State Index 2019- IEA. which EU countries regulate alcohol, smoking, vaping

Social Care 360- Kings Fund. This review outlines and analyses 20 key trends in adult social care in England over recent years. It draws on data


Strengthening the frontline: investing in primary care for effective suicide prevention 


Did government spending cuts to social care for older people lead to an increase in emergency hospital admissions? An ecological study, England 2005–2016

Government reports 29th April - 5th May 2019

House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution 20th Report of Session 2017–19
HL Paper 345 Parliamentary Scrutiny of Treaties

House of Commons Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee Funding of local authorities’ children’s services

House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee
Universal Credit: tests for managed migration

House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee
3rd Report of Session 2017–19 HL Paper 333
Forensic science and the criminal justice system: a blueprint
for change

Net Zero The UK's contribution to
stopping global warming Committee on Climate Change

Network Rail’s sale of railway arches National Audit Office.

Completing Crossrail National Audit office

Economics reports 29th April - 5th May 2019

Fixing the Care Crisis By Damian Green MP- Centre for Policy Studies

Nationwide April House price index