We are an independent collaborative centre that puts high quality evidence on wellbeing into the hands of decision-makers in government, communities, businesses and other organisations. We bring pioneering thinkers together from across these sectors to share ideas and solutions. Our goal: to improve, and save, lives through better policy and practice for wellbeing.
Health and money: is wellbeing the common currency?
The UK health budget is almost 10% of national income, rising 3% a year due to ageing and general increases in costs of living. Is our government spending more on our health than we would spend ourselves – or much less? And how much would we be willing to pay if the...
Governance for wellbeing: from struggling and surviving to thriving
This week’s blog is from our Director, Nancy Hey, asking what does good governance look like in promoting wellbeing? She unpacks the drivers of wellbeing and offers models we could use to support our own.
Four things we’ve learnt taking a place-based approach to urban health and wellbeing issues
This week’s blog comes from Jon Siddall, Director of Funding at urban health foundation Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity. The charity takes a place-based approach to improving health and wants you to share your views and experiences on Twitter at...
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