Making prudent healthcare happen

Welcome

The ‘Making prudent healthcare happen’ resource has been designed to explain some of the key concepts behind prudent healthcare. It captures perspectives of those working in or using health and social care services in Wales about what prudent healthcare means to them and its potential for Wales.

Before you start

Read the welcome from Minister for Health and Social Services,
Professor Mark Drakeford AM.

Scroll over the images below to view the article title, or click to here to see a full list of articles on this site.

Click here to read the “Securing Health and Well-being for Future Generations” document

Case Studies: Making prudent healthcare happen in practice

Making prudent decisions in mental health services

An NHS for future generations – why we are making prudent healthcare happen

Delivering excellence across the health and social care system through prudent healthcare

Establishing prudent principles across the public sector

The importance of a prudent approach to planned surgical services in Wales

Addressing substance misuse in an effective and sustainable way

Enabling the delivery of prudent healthcare through information technology

Maximising fresh opportunities through prudent pharmaceutical care

A clearer vision – better eye health outcomes through prudent practise

Shaping a workforce to serve the people of Wales

Better health outcomes and safer care through prudent prescribing

Applying behaviour change science to improve the health of everyone in Wales

Better health for all our children – prudent healthcare for future generations

Innovation – the driving force for prudent healthcare

Reablement, Recovery and Rehabilitation: Enabling Meaningful Occupations for Life

Using prudent healthcare principles to develop even better primary care dental services

Introducing prudent principles in precision medicine

Using prudent healthcare to design a system for people approaching the end of their lives

Meeting the challenge of increased demand on healthcare services

Turning everyday medical decisions into prudent practice

Achieving better outcomes through information technology

Co-producing prudent healthcare: putting people in the picture

The leadership challenge of prudent healthcare

The vital contribution of housing to improving health outcomes for Wales

Focusing primary care services on people by applying prudent healthcare

International examples of prudent approaches to healthcare

Improving the health of everyone in Wales – the public health challenge of prudent healthcare

The Welsh Government is grateful to all the contributors to Making Prudent Healthcare Happen, however, the contents of this website reflect the opinions and approaches of the individual authors and are not indicative of current or future Welsh Government policy.

There have been several different expressions of the principles of Prudent Healthcare since it was launched in January 2014. Some of the articles on this website reflect previous formulations of the principles, however the broad emphases of all the principles are very similar and the articles provide valuable viewpoints and suggestions for Making prudent healthcare happen.

Making prudent healthcare happen

Welcome

Before you start

Click here to read the “Securing Health and Well-being for Future Generations” document

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