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Health Survey for England 2012
The Health and Social Care Information Centre published the Health Survey for England 2012 main report this morning. The report and tables are available on the HSCIC website: Main Report ...
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Philippa Lynch
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Last updated:  19 Dec 2013
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Child obesity data for 2012-13 available through LG Inform
National Child Measurement Programme - England, 2012-13 school year data is now available. On 11 December 2013 the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) released a report...
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Philippa Lynch
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Last updated:  19 Dec 2013
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Healthy life expectancy and disability free life expectancy data now available in LG Inform
Data for healthy life expectancy at birth (2009-2011) and disability free life expectancy at 65 (2007-09) is now available through LG Inform. Healthy life expectancy at birth for males and...
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Philippa Lynch
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Last updated:  18 Dec 2013
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We didn't need all those staff after all
  We didn't need all those staff after all   Call it efficiency, call it outsourcing, call it a purge but it turns out you don't need all those managers. If you outsource...
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Blair McPherson
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Last updated:  19 Jan 2014
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Measures from the Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework published
The Health and Social Care Information Centre have published measures from the  Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework (ASCOF), England 2012-13, Final Release at:...
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Philippa Lynch
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Last updated:  17 Dec 2013
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Health Survey for England User Consultation is closing on 30 December
The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) is carrying out a public consultation about the future of the Health Survey for England (HSE).  The closing date for this...
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Philippa Lynch
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Last updated:  17 Dec 2013
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Improving the public's health: a resource for local authorities published by the King's Fund
This resource, published by the Kings Fund pulls together evidence from successful interventions across key local authority functions about ‘what works’ for improving health and reducing health...
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Philippa Lynch
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Last updated:  17 Dec 2013
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ODNR
  As a social work student on placement I was introduced to the tradition of the Friday lunch time drink. We finished early on Fridays and at lunch time we signed out ODNR (On District Not...
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Blair McPherson
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Last updated:  02 Nov 2025
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It's a wonderful life v A Christmas Carol
Why do you want to be a social worker, a teacher, a nurse or a manager the interviewer asks and the answer is always the same- to make a difference. I wonder how many would say they achieved that...
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Blair McPherson
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Last updated:  05 Nov 2025
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LG Inform - Ian Carbutt, looking forward, looking back
  Exciting blog this week from Ian Carbutt, the programme manager for LG Inform, who we have prised away from his desk to explain what has been going on with LG Inform this year and what...
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Alexandra Marshall
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Last updated:  10 Dec 2013
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Mandela Day
    As the world says goodbye to a great campaigner for social justice, it makes us all reflect on the small things we do, and could do, to improve the lives of others in our...
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Knowledge Hub Team
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Last updated:  09 Dec 2013
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The drive for equality and diversity
The snowy white peaks that range across the NHS has been the subject of recent articles in the HSJ. Those urging the NHS to have a more diverse group of leaders do so on the assumption that...
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Blair McPherson
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Last updated:  19 Jan 2014
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A simple test of corporate culture
  Are we as one? Do managers speak as one? Do staff behave as one? Do we all know what we are doing? In other words how strong is the corporate culture? This is a question that gets asked...
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Blair McPherson
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Last updated:  19 Jan 2014
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Labrador or Rottweiler
  Which is the better dog a Labrador or a Rottweiler? Its a ridicules question one makes an excellent guard dog the other is ideally suited to be a guide dog. So it makes no sense to...
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Blair McPherson
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Last updated:  19 Jan 2014
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Man of the people
The mayor of Toronto and leader of the council takes "recreational"drugs, gets drunk, sexually harasses staff, has shouting matches with colleagues and swears at the public. His behaviour is...
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Blair McPherson
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Last updated:  19 Jan 2014
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Just doing enough
The politicians and certain sections of the media would have us believe the world is divided into strivers and the skivers.  In my experience both exist in the world of work but they are the...
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Blair McPherson
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Last updated:  19 Jan 2014
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Tellmescotland Apps Launch
Tellmescotland Apps Launch Tom McHugh, Programme Manager, Improvement Service tellmescotland.gov.uk is Scotland’s portal for Public Information Notices.  It is the first in the UK and...
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Tom McHugh
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Last updated:  12 Nov 2013
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Transferable skills and the shock of the new
It is becoming increasingly obvious that the financial crisis is dramatically changing the way the public sector looks.  Many outside the public sector and some inside consider that...
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Blair McPherson
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Last updated:  11 Nov 2013
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Smackdown
Originally a wrestling expression that has worked its way into American politics and will no doubt end up being adopted by business because in the USA they love their sporting metaphors. ...
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Blair McPherson
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Last updated:  08 Nov 2013
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Did you ask yourself these questions before going live?
Before you start an online group, I would recommend that you ask yourself these 5 questions Do you have a clear purpose and value proposition for all involved? Do you have dedicated and...
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Michael Norton
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Last updated:  07 Nov 2013
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