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Juergen Klopp shocked the world of professional football recently by announcing he would be leaving his post of manager of Liverpool at the end of the season. What surprised...

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Blair McPherson
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Last updated: 13 Feb 2024

0; But he gets results
That was always the excuse but was the past about to catch up with him? You know the type their motto better to ask forgiveness than permission. Innovative and creative when it came to finding ways...

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Blair McPherson
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Last updated: 13 Feb 2024

0; More than one way to lose an argument
Managers particularly senior managers spend a lot of time in meetings. It’s the way most organisations do business so it is rather surprising that so many managers report finding the experience...

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Blair McPherson
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Last updated: 08 Feb 2024

0; The opposite of a dysfunctional team is not a nice team
He was a very nice man but an ineffective leader. She was abrasive, opinionated and intolerant of those less experienced. Together they frustrated and annoyed the rest of the team. ...

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Blair McPherson
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Last updated: 08 Feb 2024

0; 4 days a week
My school maths text book set the following problem. If a boat being rowed by four men can cover a mile in 10 minutes how long would it take a 10 men to row the same distance? The assumption being...

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Blair McPherson
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Last updated: 04 Feb 2024

0; Be curious
Tattooed on the arm of every Cnief Executive and Council Leader, Portfolio holder and senior manager. Be curious, ask the right questions, if the rumours persist investigate...

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Blair McPherson
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Last updated: 01 Feb 2024

0; First line managers are both the problem and the solution
First line managers who don’t look after their people or who don’t know how to look after their people undermine an organisation. First line managers who look after their people enhance an...

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By:
Blair McPherson
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Last updated: 01 Feb 2024

0; The Away Day Hell
I’m not talking about team building trust creating rope climbs or raft making. I’m talking about taking the team away from the office to sit all day in a stuffy over heated hotel conference room...

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By:
Blair McPherson
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Last updated: 31 Jan 2024

0; Is AI a car crash waiting to happen?
According to a Guardian article self drive cars will be on UK roads by 2026. According to many business analysts organisations are increasingly reliant on AI to make the big business decisions....

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Blair McPherson
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Last updated: 30 Jan 2024

0; I’m not feeling it today
“ They are really annoying especially in the workplace” Joked Jodie Foster famous actor and mentor to a number of young people. “They’re like: ‘ Nah , I’m not feeling it today. I’m...

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By:
Blair McPherson
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Last updated: 25 Jan 2024

0; SEHP's monthly newsletter
Hi all, Please find attached a link to the partnership's monthly newsletter, which includes introductions from our two new team members!! January Newsletter ...

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Madison Roberts
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Last updated: 19 Jan 2024

0; As cooperative as a dung beetle but not necessarily smarter
Scientists have discovered that dung beetles are the only creatures that cooperate like humans in moving an object to over come obsticals. (Guardian 17 January). Which presumably reinforces...

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Blair McPherson
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Last updated: 10 Feb 2024

0; Of course leadership makes a difference but does it make The difference.
“ I’m not afraid of an army of lions lead by sheep. I am afraid of an army of sheep lead by lions.” Alexander the Great. But maybe he should have been a little afraid. Poor...

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Blair McPherson
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Last updated: 16 Jan 2024

0; When work becomes meaningless
Her expectation of work experience whilst still at school were high and unrealistic almost comical to my baby boomer generation but typical of generation G . After the first day she came home...

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Blair McPherson
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Last updated: 12 Jan 2024

0; I never sleep well on a Sunday
For an increasing number of people the working week starts on a Sunday evening.That’s when they look at their diary for the weekend ahead. It’s when they start to think about work. What needs to...

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Blair McPherson
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Last updated: 12 Jan 2024

0; Operation Crossbow
I was watching one of those old how we won the Second World War films they always show at Christmas. An early scene in the film shows a security briefing about intelligence reports of the Germans...

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Blair McPherson
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Last updated: 11 Jan 2024

0; So why do bullies get promoted?
Bullies as opposed to weak, indecisive or unpleasant managers got to their position of authority because someone,somewhere thought they would be a good at management. Did they suddenly become...

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Blair McPherson
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Last updated: 10 Jan 2024

0; To Err is AI to recognise it is Human
Machines don’t lie. Machines don’t make mistakes. Machines don’t steal money. People do. This is the logic of believing machines over humans. As AI becomes an increasing essential component of our...

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Blair McPherson
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Last updated: 10 Jan 2024

0; Follow from the front
It sounds like a contradiction but it really just means take what the leader says and apply the underlying values and principles to the circumstances and situation you and your team find your...

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Blair McPherson
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Last updated: 09 Jan 2024

0; What were they really like ?
They were a great leader. Maybe they were once a great leader. They talk and walk and act as if they were a great leader. Were they ever really a great leader? This type of business...

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Blair McPherson
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Last updated: 08 Jan 2024

0; Newly published paper on using DAGs (directed acyclic graph) for conceptual framework and study protocol development
Development and use of a directed acyclic graph (DAG) for conceptual framework and study protocol development exploring relationships between dwelling characteristics and household transmission of...

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Obiageli Onyekpe
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Last updated: 04 Jan 2024

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Environmental Public Health Tracking; A three body problem
A 3 body problem- employees, management, customers Each exert a force which determines the direction and the way an organisation behaves. Like the interaction between the sun, moon and...

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Blair McPherson
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Last updated: 02 Jan 2024

0; Avoiding the language of violence at work
Some words convey action, energy and determination others violence. To launch a project as opposed to firing the starting gun or pulling the trigger. Two organisation may identify they same issues...

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Blair McPherson
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Last updated: 26 Dec 2023

0; Canvac R Vaccination
If you come across a dog, cat or ferret that has had the Canvac R vaccination, you need to check that they have had the right number of doses of the primary course, before they entered GB. ...

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Illegal Landings APHA
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Last updated: 12 Dec 2023

0; Let’s see less of each other next year
Don't really want to work with you but can't say so. Don't really want to be at this meeting but darn't say so. Don't see what's in it for us but better not say so. Don't agree with you but it...

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Blair McPherson
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Last updated: 10 Dec 2023

0; Good leaders never overlook human collateral damage.
“Explain to me why it is more noble to kill 10,000 men in battle than a dozen at dinner?” Tywin Lannister ( Game of Thrones) says in defence of that infamous Red Wedding ambush. This...

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Blair McPherson
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Last updated: 08 Dec 2023

0; Does the job change you?
I am reading the latest Ian Rankin book. One strand of the story concerns a police officer accused of,” domestic abuse” and repeated assault. The evidence is overwhelming but he comes...

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Blair McPherson
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Last updated: 07 Dec 2023

0; Bad Bosses cause losses
To: All managers email From: HR The organisations response to the current jobs market is to put the emphases on retention over recruitment. Keeping employees happy is now paramount. The...

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Blair McPherson
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Last updated: 30 Nov 2023

0; Can you trust an organisation that doesn’t trust itself with the truth?
In the public sector vacant posts are not just a result of poor pay and overwork but of poor treatment of staff due to institutional apathy towards staff subject to bullying, racism and misogyny....

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Blair McPherson
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Last updated: 28 Nov 2023

0; I scored goals
If you were a footballer you might judge your success in goals. If you were a surgeon it might be the lives saved. If you were a foster carer it would be the lives you have changed for the...

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Blair McPherson
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Last updated: 16 Nov 2023

0; The lion king, the jackals and the bull
In the Panchantantra animal fables from India cunning, strategy and amorality often overcome all opposition. The good guys don’t always win.( Sometimes it’s not even clear who the good guys are)....

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Blair McPherson
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Last updated: 13 Nov 2023

0; It’s interesting what the boss thinks is interesting - an unintended experiment in communication.
The over eager admin support. Recalling the uncorrected draft. Why people read all 60 pages, not just 2 page executive summary-wanted to know what author/senior managers didn’t want us to...

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Blair McPherson
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Last updated: 11 Nov 2023

0; Lead Exposure in Children Surveillance System (LEICSS) annual report, 2023
We recently published our Lead Exposure in Children Surveillance System (LEICSS) annual report, summarising 2022 case data of lead exposure in children in England, as well as an update on the...

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Obiageli Onyekpe
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Last updated: 07 Nov 2023

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Environmental Public Health Tracking; Lead Exposure in Children Surveillance System (LEICSS) annual report, 2023
We have published our Lead Exposure in Children Surveillance System (LEICSS) annual report, summarising 2022 case data of lead exposure in children in England, as well as an update on the...

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Obiageli Onyekpe
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Last updated: 07 Nov 2023

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Environmental Public Health Tracking; Stop Smoking - Save Money
Getting Help to Quit For somebody smoking a pack of 20 cigarettes-a day, they could save around £80-a-week if theu could quit. Getting support to quit is highly recommended as it doubles your...

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By:
Jim O'Rorke
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Last updated: 06 Nov 2023

0; It’s not just Guardian readers
” How do you think you would do in prison? Wrong! You would do really , really badly. Look at you. I don’t knowhow to say this politely but you have “ Guardian reader “ written all over you. “...

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By:
Blair McPherson
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Last updated: 06 Nov 2023

0; What happened to Slivers of Time?
Back in the early noughties CLG funded the startup of a company called Slivers of Time. The company created digital platforms for bringing together employers who needed casual workers and...

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By:
Howard Gannaway
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Last updated: 03 Nov 2023

2; Transforming Scotland’s school grounds for climate adaptation
Written by Rachel McBryde from Architecture and Design Scotland. In Scotland, a pioneering initiative is empowering schools to embrace nature-based solutions to create Climate Ready School...

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Eilidh Mackintosh
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Last updated: 02 Nov 2023

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Place and Wellbeing Network; Social media as a public health tool during the UK mpox outbreak
Our paper examines the use of social media as a tool of health promotion during the mpox outbreak in the UK. The project sought to identify key lessons learnt for future epidemic and pandemic...

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Jeremy Horwood
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Last updated: 01 Nov 2023

0; Smoking and Money Advice
Smoking tobacco is an expensive and health-harming habit, illustrated by these statistics: Tobacco use killed 100 million people in the 20th century. Over 40,000 people are admitted...

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Jim O'Rorke
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Last updated: 01 Nov 2023

0; You can identify good managers by how quickly they get promoted.
A piece of research looking at the impact good managers had on the future careers of their direct reports used an interesting definition of a “ good “ manager. The researchers identified good...

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Blair McPherson
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Last updated: 23 Oct 2023

0; I would do anything out of loyalty but I won’t do that!
I like to think I was loyal to my manager but if they resigned on a matter of principle I can’t image I would also resign in support. I would do anything out of loyalty but I won’t do that. I will...

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Blair McPherson
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Last updated: 13 Oct 2023

0; Helping planning authorities to navigate new planning guidance
(October) Architecture and Design Scotland – Scotland’s design agency for places - publishes the first part of their new resource package to help planning authorities take a place-based...

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Rachel McBryde
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Last updated: 25 Oct 2023

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Place and Wellbeing Network; Go Bold or tread cautiously
Is changed best secured through radicalism , inspiration and impatience or pragmatic , cautious and gradual? Because there is no middle way. Assuming of course you have a choice which often...

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Blair McPherson
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Last updated: 08 Oct 2023

0; Manage your resources effectively with asset tracking
What is an asset? An asset is anything that would be costly to replace, such as tools, IT kit, machinery, hospital beds, medical equipment or vehicles. You can also track people, for example,...

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By:
Bal Love
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Last updated: 03 Oct 2023

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CCS Estate Services; It’s about convincing people it’s possible
I wish I could remember the name of the piece. It was played on an acoustic guitar by a popular folk /jazz guitarist of the 70’s. This was an instrumental piece noted for the speed and...

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By:
Blair McPherson
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Last updated: 25 Sept 2023

0; People won’t remember
“People won’t remember what you said or did, they will remember how you made them feel” – a Maya Angelou I’m glad people won’t remember what I said because I have contradicted my...

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By:
Blair McPherson
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Last updated: 22 Sept 2023

0; SFSC: Stronger Relationships
Hello Everyone, I am aware that the links shared by Tom for our CF2 funded RPC interventions at the beginning of the month are difficult for some of you to access via LA email addresses, so I...

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By:
Eleni Bloy
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Last updated: 20 Sept 2023

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Reducing Parental Conflict; Nobody listened and nothing was done
Said the whistle blower. Not true said senior management. I raised my concerns on many occasions with my manager, with senior managers and when nothing happened with board...

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By:
Blair McPherson
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Last updated: 26 Sept 2023

0; managers don’t want to be seen as a soft touch
The policies are progressive, very much in tune with taking employee mental health and well being seriously, but they are not being made use of. At first HR thought managers were simply unaware of...

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Blair McPherson
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Last updated: 27 Sept 2023

0; The Trap
Told from the perspective of three different individuals, the sister of a missing person, a woman who works in the Missing Persons Unit and a serial killer.This is a thriller set in rural Ireland...

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By:
Blair McPherson
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Last updated: 15 Sept 2023

0; The Place Standard Tool and the Place and Wellbeing Outcomes: The Differences and Similarities
The Place Standard Tool and Place and Wellbeing Outcomes are seeds from the same two trees, namely the Good Places, Better Health (SG Strategy on health & environment 2008) and Creating Places...

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By:
Eilidh Mackintosh
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Last updated: 07 Sept 2023

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Place and Wellbeing Network; The manager sent the chef out to hear the diners complaints
The chef stood at the customers table looking very uncomfortable. By his side was the interpreter The manager was busy hiding. The interpreter spoke to the surprised diners. Surprised because...

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By:
Blair McPherson
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Last updated: 05 Sept 2023

0; An introduction to Environmental Epidemiology module
As part of the UK Field Epidemiology Training Programme (FETP), fellows and anyone internal or external to UKHSA, can apply to attend a week-long training module course on an ‘Introduction to...

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Obiageli Onyekpe
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Last updated: 30 Aug 2023

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Environmental Public Health Tracking; Acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology in children (England, 2022): environmental exposures investigation
On 6 April 2022, UKHSA identified an increase in the number of cases of acute hepatitis – without detection of hepatitis viruses (A-E) – in children from England, Scotland, and Wales. Since then,...

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By:
Obiageli Onyekpe
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Last updated: 30 Aug 2023

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Environmental Public Health Tracking; Why no one reads this blog any more- except you
At one time the hits were measured in ten’s of thousands. It was popular in French! Long or short , flippant or serious, topical or a new angle on an old issue the numbers were pleasantly...

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By:
Blair McPherson
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Last updated: 29 Aug 2023

0; Board games and leadership skills
Clever people play chess. Managers play backgammon but FIFA and Street fighter 6 are the choice of generation Z. Chess is about strategy. Leadership involves thinking and planning ahead. So...

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By:
Blair McPherson
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Last updated: 28 Aug 2023

0; Welcome
Welcome to the new online networking space for the Combating Drugs Partnerships (CDPs). This network space will be the place to make connections with other CDPs across England, access supporting...

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Will Haydock
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Last updated: 25 Aug 2023

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Combating Drugs Partnerships (CDPs); A Tale of Two Hackathons
Carrying on the trend of hackathon blog posts, I‘d like to share the experiences of the BI Population Health team at Warwickshire County Council. We’ve held two hackathon events over the past year...

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Last updated: 25 Aug 2023

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Coventry & Warwickshire Analyst Network; Meet the Buyer North 2023
The Supplier Development Programme (SDP) will hold the sixth annual Meet the Buyer North event on Tuesday, 12 September as an in-person event at the Music Hall in Aberdeen. Partnered by the...

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By:
gillian cameron
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Last updated: 24 Aug 2023

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