Cyhoeddiadau

This evaluation of the 2006-2011 ESRC Census Programme sets outs to provide an overall assessment of the quality, usage and impact of services and research funded by the Programme. This evaluation assesses the overall strengths and weaknesses of the Programme and provides recommendations on continued funding for the Programme beyond 2011, taking into account other…

Effective information communication and public participation in the planning process are important elements for facilitating successful environmental decision-making. Previous research has demonstrated the importance of these factors for delivering benefits to a wide range of stakeholders in the planning system by increasing the transparency and efficiency of the planning process. Planning information relating to the…

Work has long been acknowledged as an important social determinant of health with research being conducted as to how a range of workplace, personal and job characteristics influence occupational health. Recent research has demonstrated the importance of the economic environment in terms of understanding movements in rates of workplace injury, both in terms of changes…

WAG’s policies on area regeneration, child poverty, public service provision, equality and workforce development all help Wales move closer towards the vision set out in the One Wales coalition agreement. If introduced, a Living Wage policy has the potential to make a further contribution towards many of these policy areas and the overall One Wales…

In-work Poverty in the East Midlands was commissioned by emda to provide a detailed assessment of the issue of in-work poverty in the East Midlands and its implications for regional economic performance. The research, and this report, is based on four substantive elements: a systematic literature review on in-work poverty; an analysis of the scale…

This report will briefly outline the activities undertaken thus far regarding the evaluation of the WTP in North Wales. There is nothing to report on research findings at this stage.

This report presents key findings from a recent study looking at the implementation of Unified Assessment (UA) from key stakeholder perspectives, including, older people, their carers and staff working in health and social care organizations. The work was funded by the Wales Office of Research and Development for Health and Social Care. This research was…

The involvement of workers and their representatives in consultation on arrangements for managing risks to health and safety at work is a key element of the requirements of the EU Framework Directive 89/391. While there are differences in provisions between member states that reflect national differences in regulatory styles and labour relations cultures and practices,…

This is the first version of the localities baseline report. The intention is to update the report periodically when new data are released and as the Localities research progresses.

This report will utilise the information available in sweeps 1-3 (from birth to when the child is age 5) of the MCS, to explore the following research questions: Do children born in the Millennium in Wales have different health outcomes at birth to those born elsewhere in the UK? How do cross country differences in…