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Changes to Charity Law: an opportunity for Local Authorities
Introduction The Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Bill 2015 (“the Bill”) is currently before Parliament. The Bill is relatively short and deals with two areas in particular: i) the...
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KHUB Focus
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15 Oct 2015
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Intranet survey results: your intranet is dull and failing you
Thanks to Dan and Darren at Comms2point0 for helping to carry out a survey to find out just how good and bad intranets really are. Here are the findings... Too dull, too corporate and too...
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KHUB Focus
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13 Oct 2015
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Unlikely things for senior managers to say
I don't think we will have too much difficulty delivering this round of budget cuts. I have the board in my pocket. The inspection is a formality. Can I just say thank you in advance to all...
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Blair McPherson
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12 Oct 2015
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According to Kilminster and Clarke ‘all the aces are held by people who ain’t got faces’ – discuss.
Leading on from Mark’s post on Co-production I want to look at perceptions and truths around how transparent commissioning is. Anecdotally we often hear views that services are commissioned,...
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Donna Peverley
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09 Oct 2015
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Is it fair? No. But it's not the fault of the inspectors
The CQC has come in for more criticism recently a chief executive thinks they were unduly harsh in placing his trust in special measures having judged two areas of service failing yet...
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Blair McPherson
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15 Oct 2015
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Square pegs in round holes
Local Authorities under sever budget pressure and wanting to "change the culture" tend to undertake a management restructuring. They hope the disaffected and incompetent will be...
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Blair McPherson
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05 Oct 2015
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on Highways Fault Reporting
Today I will be having a discussion with some other local authorities about Highways Fault Reporting. Fault Reporting is a transaction between a citizen and a local authority which is essentially...
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Chris Faires
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05 Oct 2015
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The Godfather
"No-one leaves this room until …………….." I didn't hear the rest of the sentence as I was pondering the menacing tone and veiled threat of these words. The suits sat...
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Blair McPherson
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30 Sep 2015
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Stoptober infographic has been published
To mark the start of Stoptober, an infographic poster containing the latest HSCIC statistics on smoking has been published. Campaign resources are available here.
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Philippa Lynch
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30 Sep 2015
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Strategies going round in circles – but that’s OK
I am not convinced our local health and wellbeing strategy is terribly strategic. However there are some quite interesting, and even innovative things going on locally in health, adult social...
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Adrian Barker
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30 Sep 2015
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Inside the scheme that converts school dropouts to social workers
Neets often get a raw deal, forced to do short, low-level courses. But one council is having success with a new social care training scheme (Guardian Careers Network article) Hertfordshire County...
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Philippa Lynch
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29 Sep 2015
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Looking for a new challenge?
The Knowledge Hub Team has been made aware of three exciting job opportunities at Breckland Council and South Holland District Council. If you're seeking a new challenge and think one of the...
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Knowledge Hub Team
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25 Sep 2015
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Leadership is about asking the right questions
Institutional cheating, how does it happen? "Make sure our cars pass the emissions test" and they did and no one at the top asked how. "We don't know how you're doing it but...
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Blair McPherson
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30 Sep 2015
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The Good Psycho
The Good Psycho Dexter was a serial killer but he only killed other serial killers. As a blood splatter expert he was based at police HQ, working alongside detectives...
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Blair McPherson
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24 Sep 2015
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PHE resources support local action on health inequalities
Public Health England (PHE) has published a series of resources to help local authorities address health inequalities at local level. Resources include 4 new ‘Practice Resource’ papers and a series...
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Philippa Lynch
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24 Sep 2015
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In the digital club - connecting vulnerable families
It is alarmingly easy for those of us working with technology to forget that there is a world out there for whom clouds are in the sky. Article from LocalGov online (23rd September 2015) The...
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Philippa Lynch
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23 Sep 2015
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Better data is vital to solve A&E problems
Article on developments with data on emergency care from the Guardian Healthcare Network. A&E attendance has reached record levels – but commissioners and providers don’t know enough about...
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Philippa Lynch
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23 Sep 2015
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The battering ram of change
Change needs to be forced through, senior managers need to ram home the message, opposition needs to be battered into submission. Resistance will not be tolerated. Why the aggressive language?...
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Blair McPherson
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23 Sep 2015
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Poor beginnings: health inequalities among young children across England
Simply by growing up in a certain part of England a child under five is more likely to have poor health that will impact the rest of their lives The first five years of a child's life are critical...
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Philippa Lynch
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22 Sep 2015
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Health Matters – a new resource for professionals
Health Matters, published by Public Health England is a resource for professionals which brings together the latest data and evidence, makes the case for effective public health interventions...
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Philippa Lynch
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22 Sep 2015
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PHE's GBD Compare England - a new data visualisation tool created as part of the Global Burden of Disease project
Public Health England have launched an exciting new online tool - GBD Compare England - a data visualisation tool created as part of the Global Burden of Disease project. Further...
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Philippa Lynch
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22 Sep 2015
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Connecting the digital and the physical – the life changing possibilities of the Internet of Things
It's always interesting at Digital Leaders North West discussions that we often don't end up talking about technology or digital, we end up talking about people – and data! Hold on... Wasn't the...
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KHUB Focus
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22 Sep 2015
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NHS Outcomes Framework - User Feedback Survey
The HSCIC are seeking feedback from users who may have previously used any of the NHS Outcomes Framework products. The NHS Outcomes Framework includes commentaries, data files, indicator...
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Philippa Lynch
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22 Sep 2015
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NHS Atlas of Variation in Healthcare – 2015
Public Health England (PHE), NHS England and NHS Right Care have launched the third and biggest NHS Atlas of Variation in Healthcare to help commissioners, service providers and health...
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Philippa Lynch
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22 Sep 2015
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Dementia friendly communities: guidance for councils
Dementia is a condition that is increasingly common; it can have a profound impact on an individual and their family and friends. Traditionally, the focus for dementia care has been NHS treatments...
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Philippa Lynch
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22 Sep 2015
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Beyond Fighting Fires – The role of the fire and rescue service in improving the public's health
Firefighters across England are going above and beyond their fire prevention work and are now supporting vulnerable people with issues relating to dementia, mental health, domestic abuse, social...
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Philippa Lynch
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22 Sep 2015
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NICE seeking your views on social care hot topics
The Health and Social Care Act 2012 sets out a responsibility for the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to develop quality standards and guidelines for social care in...
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Philippa Lynch
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22 Sep 2015
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Consultation - Refreshing the Public Health Outcomes Framework
The Department of Health has launched its consultation on refreshing the Public Health Outcomes Framework (PHOF). The PHOF sets out a high-level overview of public health outcomes, at national and...
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Philippa Lynch
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22 Sep 2015
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Why do they do it
Have you ever wondered why they do it? Despite their claims of noble motives the impression was that ordinary life was just too hum drum compared to the buzz and adrenaline rush of the fight....
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:
17 Sep 2015
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Cheeky Monkey
Today's ideal senior manager is not a strong, fierce and dominant leader.Today's senior manager needs to be agile,to be able to move quickly and easily from one area of business to another, to be...
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Blair McPherson
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17 Sep 2015
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Digital engagement for community councils - workshops around Scotland
Following on from the workshop we ran in January at Napier (blog post, outcomes report), I’m running four more this autumn. All community councillors are welcome – the events are free...
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Bruce Ryan
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11 Sep 2015
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Little Boxes – Was Pete Seeger right?
In the spring, before the team arrived, I was helping out Denbigh and Bernard at the beginning of the TCA project and was asked to look at definitions; “Of what?” I asked. I was given a few...
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Donna Peverley
Last updated:
11 Sep 2015
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Chief Executives don't have tattoos or do they?
Chief executive. Very competitive. That's all it said in the Health Service Journal (HSJ) Job of the Week advertisement. So were they looking for a very competitive individual or was this a way of...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:
10 Sep 2015
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Five Myths about the Austerity diet
What sort of weight loss diet involves hacking off a limb? The public sector austerity diet. Five myths about the Austerity Diet It works you lose £s fast.- rapid cost cutting is rarely...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:
02 Sep 2015
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This is not a holiday romance
It's been two weeks now and you have never left my side. Before we came on holiday I had seen you around,friends were talking about you but to be honest I wasn't that interested even when...
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Blair McPherson
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27 Aug 2015
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"Did they really say that?"
The DWP has admitted making up quotes by benefit claimants. So what we've all don it. The difference is they got caught because their quotes we so unbelievable. The DWP leaflet not...
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Blair McPherson
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24 Aug 2015
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A modern holiday, Facebook, Angry Birds And Google
On holiday with an eight year old and an eighty year old. Wheelchair and booster seat, IPad and I phone,Sat Nav and kindle,Facebook and Angry Birds. You can't push a wheelchair across the...
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Blair McPherson
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23 Aug 2015
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Data, data, everywhere and not a drop to link…
OK, OK, that’s not strictly the case, but there’s an element of truth in it and the pun was too good to resist! In fact, as Knowledge Hub’s Liz Copeland goes on to explain, a portion of time at...
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KHUB Focus
Last updated:
19 Aug 2015
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Rethinking the public health workforce - research publication
A Royal Society for Public Health report, Rethinking the Public Health Workforce, maps out the professionals who are not specialists in public health, but have the opportunity or ability to...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:
19 Aug 2015
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National obesity statistics report
This briefing from the House of Commons Library provides statistics on obesity for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland with international comparisons. Breakdowns by age, gender, local...
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Philippa Lynch
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18 Aug 2015
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Findings from the 4th Care Act Stocktake published
Findings from the fourth Care Act stocktake which took place during May and June 2015 are now published on the LGA website. All councils responded to the stocktake and results show that...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:
18 Aug 2015
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New Housing for Health website
This Housing for Health website is intended to provide easily digestible information about housing and some insights into ways in which new health-housing partnerships, might achieve the necessary...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:
18 Aug 2015
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Smoking prevalence amongst young people - data now available
The Health & Social Care Information Centre have now published the smoking prevalence results from the What About YOUth? 2014 survey. The smoking prevalence findings needed for the Public...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:
18 Aug 2015
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Kent's public health-led approach to data sharing has brought integrated care closer
The Kent Long-Term Conditions Year of Care Programme has successfully linked cost and activity data from health and social care services in Kent to produce an anonymised dataset for use in...
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Philippa Lynch
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18 Aug 2015
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Workshop - Use of information across housing and health and social care
The Health Statistics User Group and Local Government Association are holding a joint workshop to explore the use of information across housing and health and social care. The workshop is taking...
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Philippa Lynch
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18 Aug 2015
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Health and Wellbeing Board priorities map refreshed
The Health and Wellbeing Board priorities map on the LGA's website has recently been refreshed. We have reviewed local health and wellbeing summaries and updated links and categories. Four new...
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Philippa Lynch
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18 Aug 2015
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The last 30 years as seen through the eyes of a public professional
This could be the story of an local government professional, a librarian, a housing officer, a policy officer ,a finance officer, a personnel officer or an admin officer. Tim...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:
18 Aug 2015
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How Knowledge Hub helps you share, learn, collaborate and grow
Many thanks to the marvellous Dan and Darren at Comms2point0 who have helped us create the following infographic illustrating some of the best ways to use Knowledge Hub, alongside some key...
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KHUB Focus
Last updated:
17 Aug 2015
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All expenses paid trip to USA clean license required
The best holiday Tim had ever been on was two weeks in Greece with two of his friends when he was a student. He partied until the early hours, got drunk stayed in bed till mid day went to the...
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Blair McPherson
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13 Aug 2015
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"Same circus different clowns"
Change fatigue leaves staff exhausted, burnt out, cynical and ineffective and makes it less likely that the organisation will successfully implement changes. Organisation change fatigue is...
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Blair McPherson
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11 Aug 2015
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Turning the Old Bill into social workers
Do you remember The Bill a soap drama with social commentary about the everyday lives of police officers based at Sun Hill nick a London police station. Sarge was fond of telling young new...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:
06 Aug 2015
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DH Consultation on local authority public health allocations 2015 to 2016
The Department of Health (DH) has opened its consultation on the £200m reduction to the Public Health Grant, stating its preferred option is a standard 6.2% cut to all local authorities,...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:
03 Aug 2015
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He who pays the piper
How much say should a Local Authority have in how a voluntary organisation is run? In the case of Kids Company the government thinks it is reasonable to tell a voluntary organisation to...
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Blair McPherson
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06 Aug 2015
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Just like True Detective
There has been a lot of comment on social media about the second TV. series of highly praised True Detective. Five episodes in and it couldn't be more confusing. With several back stories to...
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Blair McPherson
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28 Jul 2015
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Call for examples of good practice in partnership working to reduce inequalities for children and young people
Call for examples of good practice in partnership working to reduce inequalities for children and young people The National Third Sector GIRFEC Project aims to reduce inequalities for children,...
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Vicky Wan
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28 Jul 2015
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60 second interview with Tim Armstrong
60 second interview with Tim Armstrong The Angus Community Planning Partnership is currently working with the Project to explore ways to strengthen the involvement of the third sector in their...
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Vicky Wan
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27 Jul 2015
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How do you get to be a Director
I worked for one director who became a director by dishing the dirt on his boss. As the deputy director he told the leader of the council that the director was having an affair with one of his...
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Blair McPherson
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22 Jul 2015
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Digital Leaders North West celebrates its first anniversary
At this month’s Digital Leaders North West (DLNW) Salon we celebrated our one year anniversary and shared some of our highlights of the year and what we'd like to talk about at future meetings....
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KHUB Focus
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22 Jul 2015
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Leadership: adapting to agile
In the Communications Directorate at the Department for Work & Pensions, we blog about thought leadership, current affairs and matters we hope will be of interest. I've decided to use my KHub...
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Sarah Jennings
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19 Jul 2015
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How the game is played
The brilliant fictional detective has no time for the higher ups and their preoccupation with budgets, performance targets and the media. They get the job done despite the system, they have no...
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Blair McPherson
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16 Jul 2015
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Like the House of Cards
The only reason to be deputy is to use it as a stepping stone to be a Director. Every ambitious deputy, and all deputies are ambitious, seeks higher office but strives not to be seen to be actively...
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Blair McPherson
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14 Jul 2015
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To Kill a Mockingbird
So it turns out that Atticus the great liberal lawyer had racist views in latter life. That the character that inspired a generation to make a difference was not so different a Southern man....
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Blair McPherson
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13 Jul 2015
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It’s an intranet Jim, but not as we know it!
Yesterday saw me battling my way across London despite the tube strike, to head up to Birmingham for CommsCamp15. It was well worth the effort, as I found myself inspired and enthused by the...
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Liz Copeland
Last updated:
10 Jul 2015
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LG Inform now supported on tablets!
Working on a mobile device? Good news! LG Inform is now available on your tablet, which will help make accessing information and reports easier than ever, wherever you are. Simply load up the LG...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:
02 Jul 2015
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Child Dental Health Survey infographic
The Child Dental Health Survey 2013, England, Wales and Northern Ireland report was published on 19 March 2015 as is available on the HSCIC website: http://www.hscic.gov.uk/pubs/ChildDentalHealth....
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Philippa Lynch
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02 Jul 2015
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Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use Among Young People in England (SDD): Consultation Exercise
The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) launched the Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use Among Young People in England: Consultation Exercise on 22 June 2015. The consultation is open...
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Philippa Lynch
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02 Jul 2015
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Short animation - Improving urgent care for older people
This is a short animation looking at the challenges in delivering urgent care to older people and how the NHS Confederation commission is finding solutions to this problem.
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Philippa Lynch
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02 Jul 2015
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Muddle through Management
The muddling through model of management has a more negative sound than its popularity would indicate. It's proponents tend to refer to this way of managing as common sense, pragmatic management or...
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Blair McPherson
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01 Jul 2015
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A Strategic Framework for Health and Wellbeing
As I’ve written before (here and here) I think there is tremendous potential for Health and Wellbeing Boards (HWBs) to make a huge difference through their Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategies...
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Adrian Barker
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27 Jun 2015
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Recruiting,Retaining and Rewarding Talent
Managing talent was about recruiting, retaining and rewarding now it's about redeployment,redundancy and retirement. Prolonged austerity has challenged traditional ways of recruiting, retaining,...
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Blair McPherson
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26 Jun 2015
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Shirkers v Workers
Some people defiantly work harder than others. Some just give the impression they do. Some managers think they can identify the shirker from the worker unfortunately for them it's not that easy and...
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Blair McPherson
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23 Jun 2015
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What does the perfect digital office look like?
his month’s Digital Leaders North West (DLNW) Salon in Manchester was, as ever, very stimulating. Our topic this month presented a challenge: digital talent – the match-up between our creative...
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KHUB Focus
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23 Jun 2015
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From Augustus to baby boomers, how leadership is adapting
In the Communications Directorate at the Department for Work & Pensions, we blog about thought leadership, current affairs and matters we hope will be of interest. I've decided to use my KHub...
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Sarah Jennings
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22 Jun 2015
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The rise of the member led authority
The rise of the member led authority There has been a dramatic change in local government and I am not talking about budget cuts, management culls or outsourcing services. Where once councils were...
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Blair McPherson
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16 Jun 2015
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Can Britain’s best kept secret teach us about open collaboration?
During the Second World War Bletchley Park was Britain’s best kept secret and home to an incredible list of codebreaking and game-changing achievements that, it is said, shortened the length of the...
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Liz Copeland
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15 Jun 2015
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