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Welsh Women MPs: Exploring Their Absence
Published 2020-11-01“…To demonstrate the long-term persistence of this theme, it outlines the mixed reaction from the mid-1980s to Ann Clwyd, the fourth woman to be elected an MP in Wales and the first candidate to ever stand in a south Wales valleys seat. The article then covers how more women slowly entered parliament, mainly via the mechanisms of all-women shortlists after 1997 despite a great deal of resistance to them, again at the local level. …”
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The Inverse Care Law programme: evaluating a population based intervention in primary care within deprived communities in Wales.
Published 2018-06-01“…Background The Inverse Care Law (ICL) programme was set up in South Wales valleys and aiming to achieve a measurable closing of the gap in health outcomes between the most and least deprived areas. …”
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Can cluster analyses of linked healthcare data identify unique population segments in a general practice-registered population?
Published 2020-05-01“…This study explores the potential for practical application of using utilisation-based cluster analyses to segment a local General Practice-registered population in the South Wales Valleys. Methods Primary and secondary care datasets were linked to create a database of 79,607 patients including socio-demographic variables, morbidities, care utilisation, cost and risk factor information. …”
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Towards the light – tua’r goleuni: Welsh medium education for the non-Welsh speaking in south Wales: A parent's choice
Published 2011-12-01“…The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of Welsh medium education in one south Wales Valley, ‘Cwm Rhymni / RhymniValley’. The main reasoning behind the primary research is to focus on the reasons why non-Welsh speaking parents chose Welsh medium education for their children. …”
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A cross-curricular physical activity intervention to combat cardiovascular disease risk factors in 11-14 year olds: 'Activity Knowledge Circuit'
Published 2009-12-01“…</p> <p>Method/Design</p> <p>A South Wales Valley school of low socio-economic status has been selected to take part. …”
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