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Health and Wellbeing Policy News 12-27 June 2016
Clearly the referendum result is eclipsing everything else at the moment, but there has also been quite a lot of health and wellbeing policy news in the last two weeks, albeit rather less...
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Adrian Barker
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27 Jun 2016
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Appointing a winner is no guarantee of success.
It's generally assumed that if you appoint the right person success will follow. This assumption arises out of the tendency to look at successful organisations and attribute success to...
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Blair McPherson
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26 Jun 2016
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People-focused digital
As usual the national Digital Leaders conference in London last week was a great opportunity to catch up with old friends and new, listen to and learn from some first rate speakers and consider...
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Liz Copeland
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20 Jun 2016
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How to stand out
The US work place is not kind to introverts. In the US the aim is to stand out. Those who stand out get the promotion they feel they deserve, so speak up at meetings, offer ideas, do...
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Blair McPherson
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18 Jun 2016
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New survey reveals key hurdles to digital transformation (infographic)
In a recent survey, a staggering 1 in 3 says their organisation has no unified digital strategy. What are the key hurdles the public sector faces in achieving digital transformation? It is two...
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KHUB Focus
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15 Jun 2016
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21 surprising ways to kill collaboration in your organisation
We all talk about encouraging collaboration as a way of working in our organisation and across organisations. It’s a difficult task. In a recent APM Knowledge SIG that I took part in we...
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Michael Norton
Last updated:
13 Jun 2016
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Evolution of intelligent machines
Machines, intelligent machines are ideal for space exploration, they don't need oxygen, water or food and they don't age. The last is important as the distances in space travel are...
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Blair McPherson
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12 Jun 2016
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Health and Wellbeing Policy News 5th - 12th June 2016
This week's health and wellbeing policy news is available here. A few of the more impactful items of the week are: The performance of the NHS in England improved slightly in April, but it...
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Adrian Barker
Last updated:
12 Jun 2016
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Horrible Bosses
What do Mike Ashley and Jose Mourinho have in common? Both are arrogant both were in trouble over their treatment of their employees. It not just in the private sector that some bosses...
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Blair McPherson
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08 Jun 2016
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Take me to your leader
According to Richard Dawkins in his book The Selfish Gene if an alien was to visit Earth, the question it would pose to judge our intellectual maturity would be ,"Have they discovered evolution...
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Blair McPherson
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07 Jun 2016
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Health and Wellbeing Policy News 27th May - 5th June
There is a full list of health and wellbeing policy news items from the past week here. Some of the more significant items were: The system of serious case reviews is to be...
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Adrian Barker
Last updated:
05 Jun 2016
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The importance of learning from history
How privileged we were at Digital Leaders North West last week to welcome our nominated Digital Leaders Local Champion of the year for the region, Dave Carter, Honorary Research Fellow at...
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KHUB Focus
Last updated:
10 Jun 2016
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3 x 3 ways to waste less time in meetings
I was struck last week by how two different meetings failed to be as effective as they might have been, and how it was simple, and well-known advice that could have improved them. Both suffered...
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Adrian Barker
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03 Jun 2016
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Health and Wellbeing Policy News 23-27 May 2016
There's a full list of this week's health and wellbeing policy new items here, but a few of the key ones are: David Cameron has said he will take action on antimicrobial resistance (26th). ...
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Adrian Barker
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27 May 2016
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Please help support the Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use Survey in Schools
The Health and Social Care Information Centre’s (HSCIC) survey of Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use among Young People is a long standing, large scale survey of young people aged 11-15 years in...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:
27 May 2016
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Just what the doctor ordered: social prescribing - a guide for local authorities
On 18 May, the LGA published a new report on ‘social prescribing’. This is a useful resource on how councils can more effectively connect people with local community services and activities in...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:
27 May 2016
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What about YOUth (WAY) consultation report now published
The Health and Social Care Information Centre recently ran a public consultation for the What About YOUth? (WAY) survey that ran for 6 weeks from 18 January 2016 and closed...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:
27 May 2016
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Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) data available in LG Inform
The Department for Education has been working with the LG Inform team to add a range of published SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disability) data into the LG Inform database. The...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:
27 May 2016
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Most organisations are not safe places to say what you are really thinking
If you want to get on don't rock the boat. Don't contradict your manager. Best avoid topics of race , faith and sexuality so as not to risk saying the wrong thing. Don't go out of your way...
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Blair McPherson
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26 May 2016
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Health and Wellbeing Policy News 16-23 May 2016
It's been a big news week for health and wellbeing policy. More detail can be found here, but a few of the key items are: Agreement in the junior doctors' dispute was finally...
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Adrian Barker
Last updated:
23 May 2016
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Gardens and health - implications for policy and practice
The National Gardens Scheme commissioned The King’s Fund to write an independent report on the benefits of gardens and gardening on health. The report has three aims: to collate and summarise...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:
23 May 2016
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Hospital to Home evaluation report
The Hospital to Home project was designed to identify and improve care pathways from hospital to home in the Tayside region of Scotland. The Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:
23 May 2016
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Working together to promote active travel: a briefing for local authorities
This Public Health England briefing is for transport planners and public health practitioners, and sets out the benefits of active travel. This guide suggests a range of practical actions for...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:
23 May 2016
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National Mental Health Intelligence Network - Launch of Crisis Care Data Catalogue
The National Mental Health Intelligence Network have announced the launch of the mental health crisis care data catalogue. This work has been delivered as part of a sector-wide drive...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:
23 May 2016
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The science of marginal gains
A wide range of small minor improvements together make a significant difference to performance. This is particularly significant when the difference between success and failure is so...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:
21 May 2016
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Rescue me
In the office we referred sarcastically to a colleague who seemed to want to rescue those they worked with. Every office had one. They invariably came from a 'good ' background and were perhaps...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:
16 May 2016
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Health and Wellbeing Policy News
I have been doing a weekly health and wellbeing policy update for some time now. The full details can be found here, but a few of the highlights from the past week include: The NHS has had...
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Adrian Barker
Last updated:
16 May 2016
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The Performance Coach
You think HR is for softies! Mr and Ms reasonable. The nice people who ensure you do the right thing, the ones who resolve conflict and get managers out of the holes they have dug for...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:
13 May 2016
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How to behave like a leader (number 74)
Which US president was so unlikable that even his dog had to be bribed with biscuits to go anywhere near him? The answer is Richard Nixon or "tricky Dicky" as he became known. So being...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:
10 May 2016
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How to behave like a leader (number 89)
Push, Praise and Push again. www.blairmcpherson.co.uk
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:
09 May 2016
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Your CV of failures
Success in business is often based on failure. So say the successful. Would you expect to get the post you were applying for if you sent in a CV that listed all your failures, the posts you...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:
06 May 2016
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How to behave like a leader (number 65)
Some jump before they are pushed, but when you live by results sooner or later they are going to go against you. Saying the right thing won't save you if the performance dips, if the budget won't...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:
05 May 2016
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Local government organisations on the true meaning of digital transformation
Twelve subject matter experts representing local councils, housing associations and CRM subject matter experts recently came together to share their views and experience on digital transformation....
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KHUB Focus
Last updated:
05 May 2016
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Using behavioural insights to improve health
A recent report from the Behavioural Insights Team highlights five factors for supporting people to take a more active role in health and wellbeing. As part of the Realising the Value...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:
03 May 2016
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Champions
League tables are not everything they don't tell the whole story but successive governments have put their faith in this easy to understand way of judging performance. If you are in the top half...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:
03 May 2016
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How to behave like a leader ( number 98)
Never entirely switch off even on a bank holiday. www.blairmcpherson.co.uk
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:
02 May 2016
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How to behave like a leader ( number 27)
Leaders give permission to say the wrong thing, open out as opposed to close down discussion and are prepared to manage the emotions stirred up. Leaders put the same emphasise on values as...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:
29 Apr 2016
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How to behave like a leader (number 12)
The difference between managers and leaders is managers don't always own the agenda they say things like " the board has decided", "the senior management team wants this done" or " the chief...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:
28 Apr 2016
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How to behave like a leader (number 53)
Those who have the intellectual ability to understand complex issues and see the bigger picture but are unable to harness the views of others who have the experience and insight they lack...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:
27 Apr 2016
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How to behave like a leader ( number 23)
We spent an enormous amount of time thrashing out a common understanding of the type of management behaviour we wanted to model and the type of manager the organisation wanted/ needed. What...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:
26 Apr 2016
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The Go ON UK Digital Exclusion Heatmap
What's the problem? Technology plays a vital part in our everyday life. But for those people and organisations without Basic Digital Skills, the benefits of the internet that we may take for...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:
26 Apr 2016
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Housing, care and health infographics from the King's Fund
The King's Fund and the National Housing Federation have produced a set of slides illustrating the connections between housing, social care, health and wellbeing. The King’s Fund and the National...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:
25 Apr 2016
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New Fingertips tool from Public Health England on antibiotic prescribing
On 5th April Public Health England launched a new ‘Fingertips’ tool which offers data on antibiotic prescribing across the UK. This allows healthcare professionals to see how their surgeries...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:
25 Apr 2016
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Improvement directory: A list of websites that provide online improvement tools, resources or networks on health and social care
On 1st April, NHS Improvement launched a new Improvement Directory which gives users easy access to key improvement tools, resources and networks in one place. The directory is aimed at staff...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:
25 Apr 2016
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Change of name for HSCIC
New trading name and new Chair for HSCIC Two developments about HSCIC's future were announced by Life Sciences Minister George Freeman at the recent National Information Board Leadership Summit...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:
25 Apr 2016
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All Managers to be Leaders
Under the banner of " all managers to be leaders" a management development programme was commissioned around executive coaching, mentoring and management learning sets. What was unique...
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Blair McPherson
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22 Apr 2016
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How to have fun at work and other stories
In a break with tradition, the Digital Leaders North West session this week on the subject of gamification included a video, some small group work and quite a few references to cows! Liz Copeland...
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KHUB Focus
Last updated:
22 Apr 2016
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Innovation, transformation and people
Three words come to mind as I reflect on this year's Socitm Spring conference: innovation, transformation and people. What you'll notice from those three words is that they don't include...
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Liz Copeland
Last updated:
22 Apr 2016
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Belt required Braces optional
Coaching, Mentoring and management learning sets are the belt and braces of leadership development, which a manager uses is a matter of personal preference, opportunity and local...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:
18 Apr 2016
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Consultation on changes to HSCIC Statistics 2016/17 - 2018/19
What is this consultation? The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) publishes around 90 series of Official Statistics and National Statistics each year. Use of health and care...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:
18 Apr 2016
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Poverty and children's personal and social relationships
Children who live in poverty are more likely to be solitary and to fall out with friends or be bullied according to new analysis of age 11 sweep data from the Millennium Cohort Study, published by...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:
18 Apr 2016
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Health Behaviours in Young People tool - local authority level comparisons
The Health Behaviours in Young People tool provides local authority level estimates for several topic areas, based on what 15 year olds themselves said about their attitudes to healthy lifestyles...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:
18 Apr 2016
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Life in the UK 2016 - Wellbeing
The ONS has released a snapshot of life in the UK charting progress across 41 indicators of national wellbeing. Seventeen of the 41 indicators have improved over the last three years, 8 have...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:
18 Apr 2016
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Winter is coming
There is a constant threat of decline and sense of wrongness in the world. There are kings and king makers, trial by combat, scheming and betrayal and a delicious habit of bumping of the...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:
18 Apr 2016
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Loneliness maps published by Age UK
What factors make older people more at risk of loneliness? And do people with similar risk levels live near each other? By analysing data from the English Longitudinal Study on...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:
18 Apr 2016
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The poor need an accountant more than a social worker
I remember a lecturer on the social work course who was fond of saying " The rich and powerful have their own accountant but its the poor and those on benefits who most need them ". Her...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:
14 Apr 2016
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Digital Leaders 100 – Vote Knowledge Hub
Knowledge Hub is pleased and proud to announce that for the second year running we are included as part of the Digital Leaders 100 list (DL100) and are finalists nominated in the category SME...
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Knowledge Hub Team
Last updated:
07 Apr 2016
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Culture Change
The aim was to change the management culture and the way things are done has certainly changed. It was not however the cultural change programme with its emphasis on management development that has...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:
05 Apr 2016
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SALT data 2014-15 comparator dashboard
This helpful comparator report produced by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) analyses data from the Short and Long Term (SALT) Support data collection. This is the first...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:
31 Mar 2016
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What is a digital leader anyway?
What is a digital leader anyway? Is there something about digital leadership that is different, or is a good leader good in any field? What does digital leadership really mean? All good questions –...
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KHUB Focus
Last updated:
31 Mar 2016
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Consultation on the proposal to define a Primary Carer Support Reason (CPSR) for use within Adult Social Care National Data Collections
The HSCIC and its stakeholders have developed this consultation to consider potential changes to the 2017-18 national data collections on Adult Social Care. Its primary focus is the...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:
30 Mar 2016
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Indices of Deprivation report now available on LG Inform
A new report on the latest Indices of Multiple Deprivation (2015) has been published on LG Inform. For a chosen authority users can compare overall deprivation with that of other...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:
30 Mar 2016
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The Johan Cruyff method
Good team work requires everyone to play their part. Everyone knows their role, no one tries to do someone else's job, experience has taught how to respond to different situations , training...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:
28 Mar 2016
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Is this Leadership or Bullying
One participant, a young woman , immediately volunteered an account of how she had confronted a member of her team about the standard of their work. " I challenged her and she left -...
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Blair McPherson
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22 Mar 2016
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Health matters: midlife approaches to reduce dementia risk
Public Health England (PHE) has published a new report which shows dementia is not an inevitable part of ageing but is, instead, linked to cardiovascular risk factors, such as smoking and physical...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:
24 Mar 2016
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When Harry met Sally
Passion is an over used word in local government especially in job interviews. Candidates for management posts are always "passionate" about the service, passionate about empowering staff/...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:
22 Mar 2016
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Delivering public services on a shoestring!
The recent Solace report ‘Transforming Services Transforming Leadership’ highlights the worrying effects of spending cuts on public services, and how local government’s senior professionals foresee...
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KHUB Focus
Last updated:
21 Mar 2016
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Connecting and collaborating across Europe
It was my pleasure and privilege to be invited to present a walkthrough of the Knowledge Hub to some of our new UDiTE network members in Malaga, Spain, this weekend. As well as being welcomed into...
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Liz Copeland
Last updated:
21 Mar 2016
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Chief Executives meet to discuss perspectives for local government in 2030
Udite chief executives are meeting this weekend In Malaga to discuss the impact of austerity cuts on local government. Members of the UDITE's executive committee will discuss EU funding for...
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UDiTE Admin
Last updated:
18 Mar 2016
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Arts for health and wellbeing: an evaluation framework
The arts, including music, dance, theatre, visual arts and writing, are increasingly recognised as having the potential to support health and wellbeing. However, in order for arts to be included in...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:
17 Mar 2016
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Maximising the Value of Survey Data in Adult Social Care (MAX)
MAX is a new project funded by the Department of Health via the Quality and Outcomes of Person-centred Care Policy Research Unit (QORU). The aim of this project is to find ways to maximise the...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:
17 Mar 2016
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Infographic: District council's contribution to public health
In partnership with District Councils' Network, the King's Fund have produced a set of slides that illustrate the key role played by district councils in keeping us healthy. Please feel free...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:
17 Mar 2016
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Public release of 2015 Social Services Workforce Statistics data
The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) has published the Personal Social Services: Staff of Social Services Departments, England as at September 2015. The report is available on our...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:
17 Mar 2016
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Two new publications from the LGA on the theme of obesity and planning
The Local Government Association (LGA) have recently published two new reports on the theme of obesity and planning. Building the foundations: tackling obesity through planning and development...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:
17 Mar 2016
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Safeguarding Adults Return Comparator Dashboard
This Safeguarding Adults Return Comparator Dashboard from the HSCIC analyses data from the Safeguarding Adults Return (SAR). Comparator groups are a selection of 15 councils considered to be...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:
17 Mar 2016
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