Reference Materials

• How do income changes impact on mental health and wellbeing for working-age adults? A systematic review and meta-analysis

  This study synthesised evidence from studies measuring the impact of changes in individual and household income on mental health and wellbeing outcomes in working-age adults (aged 16–64 years).

  Published on: 11th June 2024

  Reference type: Research and evidence

• Housing (Wales) Act 2014

  The Act of the National Assembly for Wales includes: Regulation of Private Rented housing; Homelessness; Gypsies and Travellers; Standards for Social Housing; Housing Finance; Allowing fully mutual Housing Associations to […]

  Published on: 11th June 2024

  Reference type: Legislation and policy

• Homelessness strategy

  The Welsh Government strategy for preventing and ending homelessness.

  Published on: 11th June 2024

  Reference type: Strategy

• Health labour market analysis guidebook

  This guidebook by the Health Workforce Department of the World Health Organization provides a comprehensive overview of the health labour market, offers guidance on how to analyse and understand its […]

  Published on: 11th June 2024

  Reference type: Guidance

• Health for everyone?: Social inequalities in health and health systems

  Analysing inequalities in health and health systems across 33 OECD & EU countries, focussing on risk factors to health, health status, the utilisation of health services, unmet health care needs […]

  Published on: 11th June 2024

  Reference type: Article

• Health care financing in times of high inflation

  Focusing on the current economic climate and the challenges this brings to health systems. The briefing discusses the limit of overall government spending on healthcare and the need for increases […]

  Published on: 11th June 2024

  Reference type: Article

• Health and well-being alliance: Mind the gap: What’s stopping change? The cost-of-living crisis and the rise in inequalities in Wales

  In this report, the Welsh NHS Confederation Health and Well-being Alliance examine the cost-of-living crisis and rise in inequalities in Wales. It calls on the Welsh Government to outline the […]

  Published on: 11th June 2024

  Reference type: Article

• Health systems resilience during COVID-19: Lessons for building back better

  This health policy series book by the WHO European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies sets out that health systems resilience – defined as the ability to absorb, adapt, and […]

  Published on: 11th June 2024

  Reference type: Strategy

• Healthy Weight: Healthy Wales obesity strategy

  The Welsh Government strategy sets out what is doing to support people to make healthier choices and lead more active lives, including a ‘Healthy NHS’ and how success of the […]

  Published on: 11th June 2024

  Reference type: Strategy

• Health and Social Care (Quality and Engagement) (Wales) Act: Summary

  The Welsh Government law to improve quality and public engagement in health and social care.

  Published on: 11th June 2024

  Reference type: Legislation and policy