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...
read moreGovernance 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.
read moreHow can spaces and places enhance wellbeing or reduce loneliness? Evidence call
Updated 14/6/19: this call for evidence has been extended to 12 July 2019, and the term 'performing arts' was changed to 'participatory arts'. What are we looking for? We are looking for grey literature - reports and other unpublished resources - that look at how...
read moreFour 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...
read moreWhy have a Year of Wellbeing in Coventry and Warkwickshire?
This week’s blog comes from John Linnane, Director of Public Health in Warwickshire. He explains why they’ve developed the Year of Wellbeing, and what they hope to achieve in the local area. Throughout my career, I have seen that leaps forward in technology and...
read moreMeasuring quality of life for people with learning disabilities
We're putting a spotlight on disability and wellbeing as part of our measuring wellbeing blog series. Our board member Helen Baker - Chair of Shelter England - sets out why:One in five people in the UK is disabled. We know that those self-reporting a...
read moreAre the Olympic Games Worth Hosting?
This week’s blog is from Christian Krekel, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics. In this blog, Christian outlines the wellbeing benefits of hosting the 2012 London Olympics. To host the Olympic Games,...
read moreUnderstanding the conditions for wellbeing in English and Welsh local authorities: Happy City’s Thriving Places Index
Today, our partners at Happy City publish the second Thriving Places Index since its launch last year. In today’s guest blog, Wren Aigaki-Lander, Head of Development, explains what the Index looks at, why it’s important and what this year’s findings are. Now in its...
read moreLocal Authority perspective: turning indicators into intelligence
As part of our work supporting local authorities to improve how they understand, measure and improve wellbeing, the Centre delivered a workshop to wellbeing leads within local authorities on using wellbeing evidence. Jamie Sutterby, Director of...
read moreBringing Cities to Life: The complex relationship between green space and mental wellbeing
This week’s guest blog is from Victoria Houlden, a Post-Doctoral Research Assistant with the Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies at Newcastle University. Victoria outlines her research on the relationship between urban green space and a resident’s mental...
read moreReturning to work after illness: evidence on improving the experience
This week’s guest blog comes from Abasiama Etuknwa, a postgraduate researcher, part of our Work and Learning Evidence programme at the University of East Anglia. Here, Abasiama outlines the results of her recently published systematic review on the effects...
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