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One hour of activity needed to offset harmful effects of sitting at a desk
Risk of dying increases among desk-based workers who sit for eight hours and do low amounts of exercise, new research finds - link to Guardian article At least an hour of physical activity a day...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:  02 Aug 2016
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Health and Wellbeing Policy News 24th-30th July
Here are a few of the more significant health and wellbeing policy news items from the last week.  A fuller list is available here.   28 July 2016 More details of the new voluntary GP...
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Adrian Barker
Last updated:  31 Jul 2016
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What can Pokémon Go do for your council and community?
Could the Pokemon Go craze have a positive impact on your community? This article in Public Sector Executive highlights the potential opportunities for local services and...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:  28 Jul 2016
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Betrayal and back stabbing in modern times
  Professional footballers are labelled disloyal because they no longer stay with one club but move around chasing money and winners medals. Politicians call each other backstabbers as they...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  26 Jul 2016
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Canal & River Trust days out for kids
Ditch the screens and get outdoors! The impact of computer games on our children’s development is an ongoing debate – as is the effect of adults being stuck to our smart phones all weekend…...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:  26 Jul 2016
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Grandchildren,dogs and chocolate biscuits
  In her dreams she is always lost. Awake she walks into the wardrobe looking for the way out in the dark. The flat is hot, she sleeps a lot. Sometimes when the three of us are talking her...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  06 Sept 2016
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Business like pisses people off
Being business like  has come to mean winning contracts. Hence the chief executive of a small voluntary organisation that has grown into a dominant player in the market claims " rivals" don't...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  25 Jul 2016
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Why register with LG Inform?
LG Inform will be three years old this Sunday and we have a well-established and every growing user group. All local authorities now have registered users but we have many users who just use the...
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Alexandra Marshall
Last updated:  25 Jul 2016
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Health and Wellbeing Policy News 15th-24th July 2016
Here are some of the bigger items of health and wellbeing policy news collected in the last week.  A fuller list (in date order) is available here. 21 July 2016 A 'reset' of NHS finances will...
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Adrian Barker
Last updated:  25 Jul 2016
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Health matters: getting every adult active every day
The latest edition of Public Health England's Health Matters introduces a range of data, tools and resources to help professionals promote adult physical activity. This edition focuses on getting...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:  21 Jul 2016
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Why the closure of care.data is bad news for the NHS and society
Article by Roger Taylor published by the Guardian Healthcare Network Without data sharing we are either blind to the impact of social institutions or we give those who run them control over the...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:  21 Jul 2016
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Dry stone walling
Can a leader take a group of misfits and make them into a strong, effective unit, a sort of "Dirty Dozen" only not by focusing their aggression but channelling their independence of thought. More...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  20 Jul 2016
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Wouldn't it be nice
  Leaders have vision. Leaders can describe what the future will look like if we only have faith in them. So what, we can all say "wouldn't it be nice if.....?" The difference is they...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  18 Jul 2016
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Health and Wellbeing Policy News 11th-15th July 2016
Here are some of the bigger stories from last week.  A fuller list (in date order) is available here.   14 July 2016 Jeremy Hunt remains as health secretary,  one of only four...
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Adrian Barker
Last updated:  16 Jul 2016
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LG Inform local benchmarking – Q1 opens today!
LG Inform local benchmarking – Q1 opens today! LG Inform has a local benchmarking club, it currently allows users to upload provisional data for eight metrics. Quarter 1 upload window opens today....
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Alexandra Marshall
Last updated:  14 Jul 2016
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Wheel chair rage
  Narrow medieval streets packed tight with meandering tourist are not the easiest place to navigate a wheel chair, add hot sun and a deceptive incline and the result is wheel chair rage....
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  12 Jul 2016
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Invitation to a workshop: Transparency in Health and Social Care, (21st July in London, 22nd July in Manchester)
The Department of Health’s Transparency Team would like to invite you to a Workshop on Intelligent Transparency in Health and Social Care. This event will be held in two locations:   ...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:  12 Jul 2016
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Circular Economy… it’s the way forward
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UDiTE Admin
Last updated:  11 Jul 2016
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Health and Wellbeing Policy News 1st-11th July 2016
There's a longer list of this week's health and wellbeing policy news items on my website, but here are a few of the bigger items: 06 July 2016 The Government is to impose the revised junior...
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Adrian Barker
Last updated:  11 Jul 2016
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Cardiologist's Kitchen food blog
Helping everyone improve their health, blood pressure, cholesterol & weight through contemporary evidence-based dietary interventions Dr Ali Khavandi, a consultant interventional...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:  11 Jul 2016
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