Health and Wellbeing Alliance

Identifying new ways of working to improve health and wellbeing across Wales.

Welsh NHS Confederation Health and Wellbeing Alliance

In English: This image features the logo of the Welsh NHS Confederation Health & Wellbeing Logo. In Welsh: Conffederasiwn GIG Cymru Cynghrair lechyd a Lles.

The Welsh NHS Confederation Health and Wellbeing Alliance (HAWA), previously known as Policy Forum, was established in 2015 to bring policy and public affairs professionals from across Wales together ahead of the 2016 Welsh election.

The HAWA has over 70 members with representatives from the NHS, local government, healthcare, social care, patient organisations and the professions. The HAWA aims to be a collaborative independent voice, able to identify and seeking to address issues affecting the health, social care, wellbeing and the integration agenda, and its impact on people across Wales.

The HAWA has established subgroups to enable more detailed conversations to take place and to develop policy in particular health and care priority areas. The HAWA has subgroups on health inequalities, mental health, social care, long Covid, the National Clinical Framework, obesity, and climate and sustainability. 

For more information about the HAWA please contact Nesta.Lloyd-Jones@welshconfed.org

Our work

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Press release

47 organisations demand Welsh government cabinet secretaries and ministers to work to reduce the impact of poverty and inequalities

47 health and care organisations write to Welsh Government calling for a national cross-government delivery plan to tackle poverty and inequalities.

21 October 2024
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Letter

Welsh NHS Confederation Health and Wellbeing Alliance letter to the Welsh Government: How is your government department working to reduce the impact of poverty and inequalities?

Letter endorsed by 47 health and care organisations in Wales asking how Welsh Government departments are working to reduce the impact of inequalities.

22 October 2024
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Letter

Llythyr Cynghrair Iechyd a Lles Cydffederasiwn GIG Cymru at Lywodraeth Cymru: Sut mae adran eich llywodraeth yn gweithio i leihau effaith tlodi ac anghydraddoldebau?

Llythyr a gymeradwyir gan 47 o sefydliadau yn gofyn sut mae adrannau Llywodraeth Cymru yn gweithio i leihau effaith anghydraddoldebau.

22 October 2024
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Briefing

Obesity Alliance Cymru: Myth Busting Prevention and Obesity Policies

Document from Obesity Alliance Cymru on myth busting prevention and obesity policies.

18 March 2024
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Briefing

Obesity Alliance Cymru Prevention Paper

This paper developed by Obesity Alliance Cymru considers the action required to tackle obesity in Wales.

19 March 2024
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Consultation response

Welsh NHS Confederation response to care consultation

The Health and Wellbeing Alliance Social Care Sub-Group responded to the Welsh Government's consultation on rebalancing care and support programme

14 August 2023
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Briefing

Reducing mental health inequalities

This infographic illustrates some of the causes of mental health inequalities in Wales and what can be done to reduce them.

2 May 2023
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Letter

WNHSC Health and Wellbeing Alliance send letter to all Welsh Government departments on inequalities

33 organisations come together to ask Welsh Government ministers how they are working with officials to reduce the impact of inequalities and poverty.

24 April 2023
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Briefing

Everything affects health

Welsh NHS Confederation Health and Wellbeing Alliance briefing on tackling health inequalities in Wales.

24 November 2022
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Press release

We need a poverty action plan to fight health inequalities in Wales

Welsh NHS Confederation Health and Wellbeing Alliance publish briefing on tackling health inequalities in Wales.

23 November 2022
Briefing

Mae popeth yn effeithio ar iechyd

Mae papur briffio newydd gan Gynghrair Iechyd a Lles Conffederasiwn GIG Cymru a Choleg Brenhinol y Meddygon yn ar anghydraddoldebau iechyd.

24 November 2022
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Press release

Mae angen cynllun gweithredu ar dlodi i frwydro yn erbyn anghydraddoldebau iechyd yng Nghymru

Mae papur briffio newydd gan Gynghrair Iechyd a Lles Conffederasiwn GIG Cymru a Choleg Brenhinol y Meddygon yn ar anghydraddoldebau iechyd.

23 November 2022
A person puts vegetables into a bag.
Consultation response

Obesity Alliance Cymru response to the consultation on the food environment

Consultation response from the Welsh NHS Confederation Health and Wellbeing Alliance's subgroup, Obesity Alliance Cymru.

1 September 2022
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Briefing

Mind the gap: what's stopping change?

The Welsh NHS Confederation Health and Wellbeing Alliance examine the cost-of-living crisis and rise in inequalities in Wales.

14 July 2022
An inner-city block of flats, viewed from a walkway
Briefing

Cofiwch y bwlch: beth sy'n atal newid?

Conffederasiwn GIG Cymru Cynghrair Iechyd a Lles: Yr argyfwng costau byw a’r anghydraddoldeb cynyddol yng Nghymru.

14 July 2022
A young man in counselling.
Consultation response

Welsh NHS Confederation’s Health and Wellbeing Alliance Mental Health Sub-Group response to the inquiry into mental health inequalities

The Health and Wellbeing Alliance Mental Health Sub-Group responded to the Health & Social Care Committee inquiry into mental health inequalities

24 February 2022
In English: This image features the logo of the Welsh NHS Confederation Health & Wellbeing Logo. In Welsh: Conffederasiwn GIG Cymru Cynghrair lechyd a Lles.
Guidance

Welsh NHS Confederation Health and Wellbeing Alliance: Members and observers

This document lists the members and observers of the Welsh NHS Confederation Health and Wellbeing Alliance.

1 January 2022
In English: This image features the logo of the Welsh NHS Confederation Health & Wellbeing Logo. In Welsh: Conffederasiwn GIG Cymru Cynghrair lechyd a Lles.
Guidance

Welsh NHS Confederation Health and Wellbeing Alliance: Guiding Principles

This document sets out the guiding principles for the Alliance.

1 January 2022
Consultation response

Health and Wellbeing Alliance response to Health and Social Care Committee consultation on their priorities for the Sixth Senedd

Health and Wellbeing Alliance's social care subgroup response to Health & Social Care Committee consultation on their priorities for the Sixth Senedd.

17 September 2021
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Briefing

Making the difference: tackling health inequalities in Wales

Thirty-six organisations endorse new joint paper calling on the next Welsh Government to show national leadership on ending inequalities.

28 April 2021
Briefing

Delivering a sustainable seamless health and social care system

Health and social care organisations across Wales have come together to outline the key issues and shared priorities ahead of the Senedd 2021 election

16 October 2020
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Briefing

Wales Policy Forum key issues for Brexit

Key issues and priorities for the Welsh health and social care system as the UK prepares to leave the European Union.

28 June 2018
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Briefing

The key priorities for carers in Wales

Key areas the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee should consider on the impact of the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014 on carers.

29 August 2018
Consultation response

Key actions to increase the effectiveness of suicide prevention in Wales

Briefing from Welsh NHS Confederation Policy Forum members in response to a consultation on suicide prevention.

4 December 2017
Briefing

“Our Community”: Ten actions to support primary care in Wales

Briefing from Welsh NHS Confederation Policy Forum members on steps to support primary care in Wales.

2 January 2017