Health & Social Care

Sarah Stone, Executive Director for Samaritans in Wales urges policy makers to focus on tackling unemployment and poverty to reduce the likelihood of poor mental health and suicide risk post-pandemic. Image from Pixabay The coronavirus pandemic is having profound social, […] »

Adam Fletcher, Head of British Heart Foundation (BHF) Cymru, highlights why smoking, obesity and alcohol continue to present a huge public health challenge in Wales and measures to tackle them must ensure that the health inequality gap is not widened. […] »

How can services in the Rhondda Cynon Taf area support people who have been shielding and at risk of social isolation and loneliness? Summary Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic people who are clinically extremely vulnerable have been advised […] »

The Bevan Foundation’ s report looking at social isolation and loneliness and the impact of shielding features on ITV news Wales Even prior to COVID-19 social isolation and loneliness was an issue. Appearing on behalf of the Bevan Foundation, Claire […] »

Social isolation and loneliness are longstanding challenges but new report finds those who are shielding are at particular risk Social isolation and loneliness can have adverse effects on mental and physical health. In February 2020 Welsh Government outlined its commitment to […] »

The Bevan Foundation has responded to the Senedd Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee inquiry into the impact of COVID-19 on the voluntary sector. The Bevan Foundation has undertaken a number of projects exploring the impact of and response to […] »

Huw Anslow argues that our social care workers deserve the Real Living Wage The pandemic has underlined many features in our economy that cause inequality. One of the most shocking examples is the low pay that our social care workers […] »

This month has seen the unemployment rate in Wales increase further as the real impact of the pandemic took hold. Both the Welsh and UK Governments have understandably focused on mitigating job losses. But job quality must not be sacrificed […] »

Fair Work Focus is our fortnightly briefing on jobs, pay, hours, health & wellbeing, and employee voice.   It brings together key findings from think tanks, Senedd business, business and employee organisations and more, into an accessible format so you […] »

Poverty and inequality are longstanding challenges. This paper explains how Welsh public services and benefits could transform the lives of thousands of people trapped by low incomes and discrimination. This paper brings together the findings from the Bevan Foundation’s work […] »