Bevan Commission

Connecting every stage of the health and care system is key to improving patient outcomes and reducing waiting times. This is the call in a new paper examining the challenges and causes of poor patient flow, including some of the solutions to help people manage their own health more effectively.  Today the Bevan Commission, Wales’s leading independent health and care think tank, launches Chain Reaction: Managing patient flows across health and care systems and services….

By Sue Evans OBE, Bevan Commissioner Where would we be without the social care workforce in Wales? It is a question we rarely pause to ask, yet the answer underpins the safety, dignity, and independence of thousands of people every day. If we are serious about building a fair and thriving Wales, we must start…

By Professor George Crooks OBE, Bevan Commissioner The challenges in delivering high quality safe and effective health and care services have never been more acute. The cost of delivering modern healthcare continues to rise almost exponentially as advances in science allow us to treat and often cure conditions that in the past could only be…

After a lifetime spent working alongside people facing financial hardship, one truth has become impossible to ignore: health matters, and Wales cannot fix its longterm health challenges without confronting the economic realities that shape people’s daily lives. Yes, we must deal urgently with waiting lists, emergency care pressures and the worrying state of our population’s…

The Bevan Commission, supported by the Welsh Government, today (2nd July) announced the launch of its second “Adopt, Spread & Embed” programme. Building on the success of the initial programme trialled in 2020, the initiative is designed to take proven, locally developed healthcare innovations and systematically roll them out across NHS Wales. This programme aims…

The Bevan Commission is deeply saddened by the passing of its founder, ProfessorSir Mansel Aylward CB, who passed away peacefully in the early hours of the 29thMay. Sir Mansel was a visionary leader, a dedicated champion for public health, anda tireless advocate for the principles of the NHS.Sir Mansel’s services to health and social care…

The Bevan Commission has released The Foundations for the Future Model of Health and Care inWales, calling for courageous transformation and visionary leadership in the face of a rapidlychanging health landscape.This report addresses our changing demographic needs, acknowledging the rise in economicinactivity due to illness, ageing population, and widening health inequalities exacerbated by socio-economic and…

This is the view of the public in Wales, according to new research carried out by the Bevan Commission over the last few months. The Bevan Commission’s 2024 publication A Conversation with the Public: Challenges and Opportunities for Change reveals the key findings from asking over 2000 citizens across Wales how to improve health and…

The Bevan Commission, Wales’ leading independent think tank for health and care, unveils a comprehensive report reflecting public opinion on the future of health and social care in Wales.Whilst there is much to celebrate about the achievements of our health and care service, we must alsoacknowledge that in a fast-changing world, we need urgent and…