Research Uncovers Key Challenges in Health and Social Care Regional Integration Fund

Research Uncovers Key Challenges in Health and Social Care Regional Integration Fund

Research led by the University of South Wales (USW) has identified issues at the heart of the Welsh Government’s £146 million Health and Social Care Regional Integration Fund (RIF). RIF is a five-year funding programme with the aim to establish and mainstream six new national models of integrated care to achieve the vision of ‘A Healthier Wales: the Welsh Government’s long-term plan for Health and Social Care’. Delivering integrated care, where …

Sinn Féin MLA calls for real living wage to transform Northern Ireland’s health & social care sector

In a passionate address at a recent Living Wage NI event, Sinn Féin MLA and Health Committee Chair Philip McGuigan has underscored the urgent need for a real living wage to be implemented across Northern Ireland’s health and social care sector.