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The Smoking Drinking and Drug Use Survey Among Young People in England (SDD): Public Consultation Outcomes Report
The Health and Social Care Information Centre recently ran a public consultation for the Smoking Drinking and Drug Use Survey Among Young People in England (SDD) survey that ran...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:  26 Nov 2015
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How can public services show prevention really is better than cure?
Guardian online article - How can public services show prevention really is better than cure? The old adage “prevention is better than cure” belies the fact that we spend vastly more public money...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:  25 Nov 2015
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The Professionals
  The future for professionals who work in the public sector is bleak. The attempt by government to impose a new employment contract on junior doctors is just the latest example of a...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  20 Nov 2015
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Get the job your abilities merit
  Turn self doubt into self awareness and get the promotion your abilities merit  Highly successful people in the public sector come across as confident and not suffering self doubt....
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  12 Nov 2015
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Directors who go over to the dark side
When Directors go over to the Dark side  Have you noticed the number of senior social service managers taking early retirement ,  resurfacing in the private sector trying to sell local...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  04 Nov 2015
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Confessions of a serial cutter
  The budget setting process starts earlier since austerity became the norm. As the summer comes to an end budget holders have already submitted their proposals based on best case scenario,...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  27 Oct 2015
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Funding available to evaluate local-level alcohol interventions
The NIHR (National Institute for Health Research) Public Health Research (PHR) Programme has funding available to evaluate local-level alcohol interventions. To find out more and to apply,...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:  19 Oct 2015
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Measuring and acting to improve the mental wellbeing of children and young people
A guide to measuring the mental wellbeing of younger populations for public health commissioners - to support local joint strategic needs assessments (JSNAs) and the commissioning of interventions...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:  19 Oct 2015
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Brighton launches voluntary ‘sugar tax’ in effort to tackle obesity
Guardian network article - Monday 5th October Brighton and Hove is addressing its sweet tooth by becoming the first British city to introduce a voluntary “sugar tax”. The local council is...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:  09 Nov 2015
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Alcohol Identification & Brief Advice – LGB&T Briefing
This briefing, published by the National LGB&T Partnership and Public Health England, discusses early interventions to reduce alcohol related harm for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:  19 Oct 2015
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Championing health in your community - training for elected members
The Local Government Association (LGA) has joined forces with the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) to deliver training that enables elected members to champion health improvement in their...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:  19 Oct 2015
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Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) Data Extract Service for Local Authority (LA) public health teams
Public Health England (PHE) and the Health & Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) have worked together to develop a new hospital activity data extract service which is now available to...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:  19 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
Last updated:  12 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
Last updated:  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
Last updated:  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
Last updated:  30 Sept 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
Last updated:  30 Sept 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
Last updated:  30 Sept 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
Last updated:  29 Sept 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
Last updated:  25 Sept 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
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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