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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
Last updated:  30 Sept 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
Last updated:  24 Sept 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
Last updated:  24 Sept 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
Last updated:  23 Sept 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
Last updated:  23 Sept 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
Last updated:  23 Sept 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
Last updated:  22 Sept 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
Last updated:  22 Sept 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
Last updated:  22 Sept 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
Last updated:  22 Sept 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
Last updated:  22 Sept 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
Last updated:  22 Sept 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
Last updated:  22 Sept 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
Last updated:  22 Sept 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
Last updated:  22 Sept 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 Sept 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
Last updated:  17 Sept 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 Sept 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 Sept 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
Last updated:  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
Last updated:  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
Last updated:  23 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
Last updated:  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
Last updated:  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
Last updated:  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
Last updated:  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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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
Last updated:  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
Last updated:  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
Last updated:  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
Last updated:  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
Last updated:  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
Last updated:  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
Last updated:  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
Last updated:  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
Last updated:  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
Last updated:  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
Last updated:  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
Last updated:  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
Last updated:  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
Last updated:  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
Last updated:  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
Last updated:  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
Last updated:  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
Last updated:  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
Last updated:  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
Last updated:  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
Last updated:  15 Jun 2015
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Is Chicago the dream or the nightmare
Devolution for England's big cities provided they have a directly elected Mayor is the offer. It's the U.S. Model. Will Birmingham or Leeds be the next Chicago? What have we to look forward to?...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  15 Jun 2015
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How technology can make a difference to social care
Caring remotely using technology Keith Spink, senior digital developer at the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) looks after his Dad, often remotely, using technology. This may sound...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:  10 Jun 2015
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2021 Census - consultation on content for England and Wales
The Office for National Statistics is already planning the 2021 Census. As part of this, they have launched this public consultation which is open to everyone. You can respond as an individual...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:  10 Jun 2015
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Dementia from the inside - short film from SCIE
A new SCIE (Social Care Institute for Excellence) film takes an innovative approach to what it might feel like to live with dementia. It features the voice of a woman who has the condition,...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:  10 Jun 2015
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