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Rechercher des annonces: HSCIC consultation on proposed changes to national data collections for Adult Social Care
The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) have recently launched 3 consultations on proposed changes to national data collections for adult social care. Over the past few months,...

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Par:
Philippa Lynch
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Dernière mise à jour: 20 janv. 2015

0; Why not make a drama out of this crisis
The president of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, David Pearson, spoke on various BBC news programmes last week, to discuss the crisis in the NHS. On the BBC’s Breakfast...

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Par:
Blair McPherson
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Dernière mise à jour: 16 janv. 2015

0; An Unreliable Witness
If you listen to senior managers particularly in organisations where things have gone badly wrong it's not difficult to see why they might be unreliable witnesses. I want to put the...

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Par:
Blair McPherson
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Dernière mise à jour: 14 janv. 2015

1; Reasons to be fearful
There is never much sympathy for senior managers from the rank and file who view the higher ups as detached, over confident and over paid. If the general public have a view on the reduction of...

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Blair McPherson
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Dernière mise à jour: 13 janv. 2015

0; Workforce surveys - social care informatics - closing date 15 January 2015
Skills for Care and the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) have been commissioned by the Department of Health to explore the size, scale and professional development needs of the...

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Par:
Philippa Lynch
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Dernière mise à jour: 12 janv. 2015

0; In difficult times what type of manager will make it to the top in 2015
These are difficult times for public sector managers some people think the business can do ok with a lot fewer of them. Managers must deliver savage budget reductions, cut services, make people...

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Par:
Blair McPherson
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Dernière mise à jour: 08 janv. 2015

0; Mouse Tap
The headline read Cold snap and mouse tap boost profits. I read and re read the article but could find no further reference to "mouse taps". Since the article was about finance was a " mouse...

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Par:
Blair McPherson
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Dernière mise à jour: 06 janv. 2015

1; What's in a name
Lenny Henry was recently the guest editor on Radio 4 Today programme. He followed this up with an article in the Guardian describing the experience and continuing his campaign to address the under...

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Par:
Blair McPherson
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Dernière mise à jour: 05 janv. 2015

1; 2015 What's the worst that could happen
At the start of a new year it's fun to speculate about what the future holds. More elected mayors, more power to the cities, more budget cuts, more services outsourced, more contracts to...

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Par:
Blair McPherson
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Dernière mise à jour: 31 déc. 2014

0; The Silver Slipper Specification
Cinderella had very small feet. This fact is rarely mentioned in the telling of the story but it is the only logical explanation. If her feet were average size then the glass slippers would have...

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Par:
Blair McPherson
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Dernière mise à jour: 30 déc. 2014

0; The medium and the message
As we get excited about the potential of social networking and the social media for local government how do we ensure the message is not lost in the preoccupation with the medium? A...

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Par:
Blair McPherson
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Dernière mise à jour: 30 déc. 2014

1; Christmas message from the Boss
The Boss traditionally uses his Christmas message to thank staff for their hard work and support over the last 12 months. Not this year. He used the social media to thank staff but he...

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Par:
Blair McPherson
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Dernière mise à jour: 23 déc. 2014

0; Pot holes
It is nearly 5 years since my boss came back from a budget meeting and said this level of cuts is no longer about reduced services it about a totally different county council. At the time...

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Par:
Blair McPherson
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Dernière mise à jour: 19 déc. 2014

0; The powerful make things happen or do they?
Tony Blair complained that he pulled levers and nothing much happened. It's a common complaint by leaders in a democracy that they have status and authority but not enough power to make things...

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Par:
Blair McPherson
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Dernière mise à jour: 19 déc. 2014

0; TCPA - Planning Healthy-weight environments 2014
Planning healthy weight environments: a TCPA reuniting health with planning project Mainstream media continues to report on the obesity crisis in society. It is now a major socio-economic and...

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Par:
Philippa Lynch
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Dernière mise à jour: 18 déc. 2014

0; Public Health England consultation on their strategy for research, development and innovation
Doing, supporting and using public health research is a document for public consultation, setting out Public Health England's (PHE) commitment to research, development and...

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Par:
Philippa Lynch
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Dernière mise à jour: 18 déc. 2014

0; Healthier Lives: Alcohol & Drugs comparison tool
Alcohol and drug misuse are widespread throughout our society, and while the number of people with serious problems is relatively small, there is evidence that the impact on people’s lives is...

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Par:
Philippa Lynch
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Dernière mise à jour: 18 déc. 2014

0; HSCIC consultation on data requirements for the Safeguarding Adults Return and Adult Social Care User and Carer Surveys in response to the Care Act
The Health and Social Care Information Centre are consulting on the data requirements for the Safeguarding Adults Return and Adult Social Care User and Carer Surveys in response to the Care Act....

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Par:
Philippa Lynch
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Dernière mise à jour: 18 déc. 2014

0; Department for Education early years benchmarking tool
The Department for Education has produced an early years benchmarking tool. This covers all local authorities (LAs) in England and includes information on funding take-up of...

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Par:
Philippa Lynch
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Dernière mise à jour: 18 déc. 2014

0; Final data for measures from the Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework, England - 2013-14 released
The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) have now released the final data for measures from the Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework, England - 2013-14 The HSCIC's report...

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Par:
Philippa Lynch
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Dernière mise à jour: 18 déc. 2014

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