This follow-up piece outlines some of the policy options available to the newly elected local authorities on 5th May, and examines a number of more radical and difficult policy options.
The aftermath of the Welsh local government elections. Part 1: Policy context
Caitlin Prowle and Malcolm Prowle set out the policy context which Welsh local authorities now face in terms of existing challenges and financial resources.
2016 or: A disastrously mishandled situation or undertaking
Alexander Phillips reviews 2016 through the lens of the five stages of grief.
Route map for a sustainable NHS for Wales
Ahead of next week’s budget announcement Michael Trickey looks at what complexities lie ahead for funding the NHS in Wales.
Fit for the future?
Vanessa Young says there is still a need for a long-term vision for health and social care in Wales
Could we make the NHS about patients, please?
Dr Phil Banfield calls on the NHS to go back to basics and remember that the NHS is about patients
Look at the Patient, not the disease
Ruth Taylor explains why she believes involving patients in the change process is so important
Why I support a better NHS crowdfunder
Lynsey Jackson’s patient anxieties give rise to practical and considered advice to make the patient experience better
Patient Number 9
Angharad Dalton is reminded, through personal experience, of the absolute need to improve the patient experience within the NHS.