Surveys and consultations

The Institute of Health Equity (IHE) has developed an approach to interventions to improve public health through the social determinants of health (SDH).  It is envisaged that the approach and the tools developed would aid Health and Wellbeing Boards (HWBs), their partners and service providers to identify, develop and enable the commissioning of health interventions which address the SDH and health inequalities.

The approach and accompanying analysis are currently out for consultation. The consultation documents and the question reply sheet are available here:

Creative & Cultural Skills, Arts Council England, and NESTA have joined forces to commission new independent research into the influence of publicly funded theatre on commercial theatre, with a view to gaining a greater understanding of the role of public investment in the arts.

The survey, which launched today, will track the careers of people in the industry, and the talent that has emerged from it, in order to better understand the impact that public investment in the theatre sector makes.

The Office for National Statistics has published its initial findings from responses to the consultation on proposed domains and measures of national wellbeing which took place between 31 October 2011 and 23 January 2012.

Is your organisation offering Arts participation, for people with mental health needs for wellbeing and inclusion outcomes?

The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has been awarded Lifelong Learning Network funding to develop a Post Graduate Certificate focused on the Arts, Social Inclusion and Wellbeing. The course will include a module focused on evaluating Arts, Health and Wellbeing Interventions.

As part of the process to develop a Commissioning Outcomes Framework (COF) that measures the health outcomes and quality of care achieved by clinical commissioning groups, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is encouraging organisations, groups and individuals in England to comment on potential new indicators.

The indicators have been recommended by the COF Advisory Committee, as well as a number based on the NHS Outcomes Framework, and an additional list identified by the NHS Information Centre.

The Office for Civil Society (OCS) in the Cabinet Office and the Big Lottery Fund (BIG) are running a joint survey to seek views on how the web is used by civil society organisations to access advice and support, funding information and networking opportunities.

The Office of National Statistics (ONS) is developing new measures of national wellbeing.

The aim is that these new measures will cover the quality of life of people in the UK, environmental and sustainability issues, as well as the economic performance of the country.

“Developing better measures of wellbeing is a long term programme and ONS are committed to sharing ideas and proposals widely to ensure that the measures are relevant and founded on what matters to people.”

ixia has launched a survey to build a map of the public art sector. It is asking you to provide answers to a set of questions about public art - whether you are based in the UK or internationally.

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has launched a consultation on proposals to deregulate Schedule 1 of the Licensing Act 2003 relating to the performance of regulated entertainment.

The consultation seeks views on the removal in certain circumstances of the requirement for a licence in England and Wales to host a performance of a play, an exhibition of a film, an indoor sporting event, a performance of live music, any playing of recorded music, or a performance of dance.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published the National Statistician’s report on plans to measure national wellbeing. As part of the programme, ONS set up a national debate to gather views on what matters to people and what influences their wellbeing. The debate attracted over 34,000 responses and highlighted the key areas that matter most to people.