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Benchmarking of local metrics in LG Inform: Q1 upload now open
Benchmarking of local metrics in LG Inform: Q1 upload now open   LG Inform is the free data and benchmarking service from the Local Government Association. In addition to the thousands of...
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Alexandra Marshall
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Last updated:  06 Aug 2014
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Last date for submission – 8th August - Protecting Health and Care Information, DH data sharing consultation
A reminder that the Department of Health data sharing consultation closes this Friday 8th August. This consultation sets out proposals for new regulations to place strong controls around...
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Philippa Lynch
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Last updated:  06 Aug 2014
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Using a Knowledge Marketplace and Ideas factory to generate community activities.
I’ve used a Knowledge Management technique called a Marketplace to help at the start of building communities in the past. Using two simple questions. What they want from the community ...
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Michael Norton
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Last updated:  06 Aug 2014
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Hypocrisy and senior management
You won't find many chief executives who will admit to hypocrisy but you will find plenty of their staff who accuse them of it. So it's interesting that  in the recently published top 100...
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Blair McPherson
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Last updated:  05 Aug 2014
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Health Needs Audit toolkit from Homeless Link
Research published in July 2014 by Homeless Link shows that the proportion of homeless people in England reporting some form of physical and mental health problem is at least double that of...
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Philippa Lynch
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Last updated:  04 Aug 2014
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Using social media to grow your community
We recently ran a discussion in the Online Facilitators' Community on KHub about using social media to grow your group. Dimple Rathod helpfully summarised the main points. Anymore tips to add? ...
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Sarah Jennings
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Last updated:  04 Aug 2014
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BBC sports test - nice use of infographics
Take the test designed by Loughborough University sport scientists to find out which sport you are best suited to. Take 30 seconds to dash through the 13 quick questions in the sports quiz...
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Philippa Lynch
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Last updated:  01 Aug 2014
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British Heart Foundation action on junk food marketing to children
Parents’ efforts to help their children eat healthily are being undermined by sophisticated promotions for unhealthy foods on TV and online – these adverts are exploiting loopholes in advertising...
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Philippa Lynch
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Last updated:  01 Aug 2014
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The retail model in the public sector
The problems experienced by Tesco and the response of the board has a lot of parallels with NHS Trusts and Local Authorities. This isn’t surprising since the public sector has been encouraged to...
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Blair McPherson
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Last updated:  01 Aug 2014
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LGA are looking for a Programme Manager for Health & Care Informatics
Closing date, 25th August 2014 (by 5pm). This post is at Grade 7 (£62,659 - £70,781 per annum (incl. London Weighting)) for a fixed term initially to 31 March 2015. The LGA are looking to...
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Philippa Lynch
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Last updated:  01 Aug 2014
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Why this obsession with leadership?
First we had leaders make the difference, success is based on strong leadership. Then it was no more heroes because the charismatic individual’s insistence on uncritical loyalty can lead you...
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Blair McPherson
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Last updated:  29 Jul 2014
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Why don’t public bodies co-operate more on community engagement?
Everyone agrees it makes sense for public bodies to co-ordinate their community engagement.  So why don’t they (usually)?   I managed to get our Health and Wellbeing Board to agree a...
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Adrian Barker
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Last updated:  28 Jul 2014
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DH Survey on the publication of comparative provider data – closing date Friday 1st August 2014
Do you collect, present or use health and care data to assess how your organisation is doing? Or are you interested in viewing health and care data to understand how the NHS are delivering...
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Philippa Lynch
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Last updated:  28 Jul 2014
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UK Health Forum launches AlcoholHealthLink to connect researchers and policy makers
The UK Health Forum has launched AlcoholHealthLink for researchers and policy makers. AlcoholHealthLink is a closed self contained network, to encourage and support collaboration between...
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Philippa Lynch
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Last updated:  28 Jul 2014
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Restaurant and pub chains urged to sign up to salt reduction targets to combat heart attack and stroke
The Local Government Association (LGA) points out that only one restaurant group and a single fast-food chain have committed to new Department of Health (DoH) voluntary targets – launched almost...
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Philippa Lynch
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Last updated:  28 Jul 2014
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Whatever happened to Community Cohesion?
It was replaced by "radicalisation". The concern shifted from maintaining good relations with are neighbours to stopping some of them becoming terrorists. But this does not mean the responsibility...
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Blair McPherson
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Last updated:  24 Jul 2014
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What to do if offered a "Brush- by".
  You know if you have been given the brush off but should you welcome the opportunity for a "Brush-by" ? In the US they are no longer restricted to official meetings,informal meetings and...
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Blair McPherson
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Last updated:  24 Jul 2014
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Children's Society report explores the practice of live birth data sharing between local authorities and children’s centres
The Children's Society have published a report, The Right Start, which explores the practice of live birth data sharing between local authorities, health services and children’s centres.  ...
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Philippa Lynch
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Last updated:  21 Jul 2014
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Open data – sharing outputs and expertise between councils
We can now start to see the benefits of the emerging infrastructure for councils to share details of their published open data.   Take a look at the screen shot below from esd’s open data...
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Mike Thacker
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Last updated:  12 Aug 2014
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The gap between the flash and the bang
  The bright idea is followed by, nothing. To misquote president Bill Clinton being a senior manager is like being in charge of a cemetery you have a lot of bodies underneath you but you...
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Blair McPherson
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Last updated:  24 Jul 2014
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