Prudent Health 鈥� Bangor explores ways to assist the Welsh Government
The delegation and University staff.A health delegation from Welsh Government visited 91精品黑料吃瓜 to visit the (WCBC) and discuss the government Prudent Health agenda. WCBC are currently writing a chapter for the Prudent Health ebook () to help bring the knowledge of behaviour change science to prudent healthcare issues.
Alex Hicks, Head of Health Strategy said 鈥淭he Centre for Behaviour Change has contributed a chapter to the online resource - - describing how a behavioural change approach is needed to make prudent healthcare happen in Wales. We visited Bangor recently to hear more about the work that the centre is leading on and explore opportunities for collaboration on prudent healthcare.鈥�
The Dean of CoHaBs, Prof. Callow, is hopeful that this could be the start of a mutually beneficial relationship saying 鈥淲e were delighted to host a delegation from the Health Strategy Unit of WAG, and show case research within CoHaBS related to behaviour change and the government鈥檚 prudent health agenda鈥�. It was a very productive meeting with the opportunity for researchers to inform WAG on implementation of practice and policy鈥�.
Delegates from WAG were Alex Hicks (Head of Health Strategy), Tom James (Head of Health and Wealth policy (Innovation)), Ashley Gould (Specialist registrar in Public Health) and Hywel Williams (Health Strategy Manager)鈥� and Bangor was represented by Prof. Nicky Callow (Dean of CoHaBS), Prof. Jo Ryecroft-Malone (Head of Healthcare Sciences) Dr John Parkinson (Head of Psychology & Dr Carl Hughes (WCBC).
Publication date: 17 December 2014