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, 22 October 2019

Thursday, 3 October 2019

Government reports 30 sept- 6th October 2019

Governance of official statistics:redefining the dual role UK Statistics Authority; and reevaluating the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007: The UK Statistics Authority response to the Committee’s Eighteenth Report

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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Monday, 9 September 2019

Wednesday, 4 September 2019

Government reports 1-8th september 2019

A response from Sajid Javid to Sir David Norgrove on UKSA’s proposed reform of the Retail Prices Index, and the Government’s response to the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee report, “Measuring Inflation

Monday, 2 September 2019

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















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.


Health reports 15-20th July 2019

GP Patient Survey The GP Patient Survey (GPPS) is an England-wide survey, providing GP practice-level data about patients’ experiences of general practice

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

Tuesday, 2 July 2019

Wednesday, 5 June 2019

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

Tuesday, 21 May 2019

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

Thursday, 9 May 2019

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