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The 'why' of Knowledge Hub (& a brief update on commercials and roadmap)
Why am I writing this now? Well it's six months since myself and three of the team (Michael, Dimple and Liz) moved from the LGA to CapacityGrid. I think we're lucky to have landed in a place...
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Sarah Jennings
Last updated:  26 May 2014
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The Man in the White Suit
New test for dementia. PM urges more resach into antibiotics. Most of us probably assumed that the next wonder drug would be a cure for cancer, the prevention of dementia or may be a new...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  08 Jul 2014
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Positive discrimination will it mean incompetent people are appointed
In a recent speech Sadiq Khan shadow justice secretary has indicated that a Labour Government would change the law so that the police, judiciary and other public sector organisation could...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  22 May 2014
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Suggest new metrics for LG Inform
LG Inform has come a long way since we first launched. We are now actively managing and updating over 2,000 metrics with updates on a near daily basis.…but we are always looking for ideas on...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:  22 May 2014
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Living Well For Longer: National Support for Local Action to Reduce Premature Avoidable Mortality
A resource for local health and wellbing boards and the wider community sector has been published by the Department of Health in Partnership with Public Health England and NHS England. Living...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:  21 May 2014
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Public Health Outcomes Framework Tool update, May 2014
The Public Health Outcomes Framework (PHOF) sets out a vision for public health, desired outcomes and the indicators that will help us understand how well public health is being improved and...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:  21 May 2014
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Born in Bradford is a long term study of children's health from pregnancy through childhood and into adulthood
Born in Bradford is one of the biggest and most important medical research studies undertaken in the UK. It's aim is to find out more about the causes of childhood illness by studying...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:  21 May 2014
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The changing officer member relationship
  "Unfortunately this is unlikely to be acceptable to the politicians". The interim  director was quoting from my report. "This is exactly what I am talking about". The tone was sever...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  20 May 2014
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Pushed off the glass cliff
  Women in senior management are more likely than men to be sacked or forced out. The frequency with which this happens has been recognised by a new corporate phrase "pushed off the glass...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  19 May 2014
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LGC and HSJ to poll on health and wellbeing boards - take part by 23rd May
The Local Government Chronicle (LGC) and Health Service Journal (HSJ) are conducting research to reveal the top challenges facing health and wellbeing boards, and the extent to which...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:  19 May 2014
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Improving services by sharing information
The Improving Information Sharing and Management (IISaM) project enabled authorities in Bradford, Leicestershire and Greater Manchester to support partnership working by improving information...
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Knowledge Hub Team
Last updated:  13 May 2014
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Halal Hysteria
  There was a "fowl" smell in the air last week. It was caused by the slaughter of chickens, only it wasn't. It was the rotten stink of hypocrisy and prejudice masquerading as the people's...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  12 May 2014
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All Black short list
  Labour did it for female parliamentary candidates, senior police offers have asked to change the law to do it, the judiciary recently stated it was the type of radical way foreward that...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  08 May 2014
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Measuring Neighbourhood Liveability
CPRE London and Commonplace examine how to tap into public ideas for enhancing neighbourhoods At a special event on 29 April, during Green Sky Thinking Week 2014, CPRE London shared...
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Rosalie Callway
Last updated:  08 May 2014
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DCLG is updating the Indices of Deprivation – register your interest
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) is updating the Indices of Deprivation and have recently appointed Oxford Consultants for Social Inclusion (OCSI) to carry out the work....
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:  07 May 2014
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Over managed or over stretched?
  There is a reason why there are more management posts in the public sector and it's nothing to do with bureaucracy or inefficiency. The new leader of the council was fond of making...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  06 May 2014
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View a range of ONS interactive data visualisation tools
Graphs and maps are a great way of making statistics memorable and meaningful. 'A picture paints a thousand words', making a well-designed graph or map an excellent way to share a statistical...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:  01 May 2014
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HSCIC Consultation on Survey of Carers in Households, England
This Health & Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) is consulting users of the Survey of Carers in Households, England 2009 - 2010 to develop a more complete understanding of the use...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:  01 May 2014
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ONS is seeking views on next publication of personal wellbeing data
Personal wellbeing, people's thoughts and feelings about their own quality of life, is an important aspect of national wellbeing and is used by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:  01 May 2014
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HSCIC Information to support public health specialists
The Health & Social Care Information Centre provide a range of information resources to support public health specialists. A dedicated page for public health provides access to a range of...
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Philippa Lynch
Last updated:  01 May 2014
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