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New image review tool for ultrasound practitioners
An image review tool has been developed to help the screening support sonographer working in antenatal screening to review ultrasound images of nuchal translucency and crown rump length.
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What's next?
We’re over half way through 2021 and there is a lot of activity going on across the RPA, as we work on current and new schemes, processing applications and agreements and preparing payments. 31 May 2021 saw the final date …
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Food industry Covid testing rolled out to support sector
In today’s blog, we look at new targeted testing measures for certain workplaces in the food and drink industry.
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How We Value: Ports
Jackie Jones and Robin Coulson and are part of the National Valuation Unit at the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) where they are responsible for the assessment of ports and related occupations for business rates across England and Wales. Between them …
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Passing the ‘GDS test’ feels like such an achievement
Two members of the Digital delivery team responsible for Defra’s flagship Get a Fishing Licence service reflect on their recent experience of navigating the final stage of the Government Digital Service accreditation process, moving the service from Public Beta to Live.
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New ‘all-in-one’ FASP handbook published
The newly updated handbook is now available in HTML format, making it easier to use and keep up to date.
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GIAA Annual Report and Accounts 2020-21: Delivering Through Challenging Times
This week the GIAA laid it’s 2020-21 Annual Report and Accounts before Parliament. I invite you to take a moment to read through it. I am immensely proud of our organisation for all that we have achieved in the most …
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COVID-19 vaccinations protect us all
COVID-19 vaccination has to be comprehensive to be truly effective as protection – particularly for those most vulnerable to infection. While the SAGE recommended levels of at least 80% of care home staff and 90% of residents have been reached and exceeded in many parts of England, regional variation persists.
Deborah Sturdy, our Chief Nurse for Adult Social Care, explains why the Government, following wide consultation with the care sector, has taken the difficult decision to make vaccination a mandatory condition of deployment in care homes.
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Why we are preparing for a worst-case scenario winter season
Alongside COVID-19 there remain other serious threats that stretch our health and social care services every year. Right now, to ensure we plan for these as well as for the continuing pandemic, our attention is on autumn and winter, ensuring we prepare for the challenges this will bring.
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Automatically creating and rotating GOV.UK application secrets
How we reduced toil when managing infrastructure for 50 applications.
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Nature-based Solutions for Climate Change at the Landscape Scale: a new £12.5m pilot programme
Natural habitats, such as peatlands, forests, saltmarsh and grasslands contain large amounts of carbon and will play an important part in reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions. There are two aspects to this: stopping emissions from damaged habitats and starting …
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NHS pay review announcement - key questions and guidance
Information on DHSC's announcement that all NHS staff within scope of the pay review will receive a 3% pay uplift. Independent pay review process The NHS Pay Review Body (NHSPRB) and Review Body on Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration (DDRB) are composed …
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Chair’s stakeholder message - welcoming the National Food Strategy
Our new Chair Susan Jebb takes over this edition of the FSA’s stakeholder update to discuss the National Food Strategy and delivering on the government’s vision for food policy.
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Bridging the language gap when working with new people
Senior service designer Martin Price shares how he worked with stakeholders to identify and then bridge language gaps at the West Midlands Combined Authority.
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Returns, Deportation and Charter Flights Factsheet
The purpose of this factsheet is to provide information to explain the deportation process, use of charter flights and the checks and balances in the system to ensure our work is carried out both fairly and in accordance with the …
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Video: Farmers on the Future Farming Resilience Fund
The Future Farming Resilience Fund provides business support to farmers and land managers during the early years of the agricultural transition. Recently, we published a list of the suppliers and how you can access support. In this video, 3 farmers share their experience.
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Going further to support intimidated witnesses
Witnesses may face difficulty when required to present evidence at trial. After a successful pilot of special measures to protect vulnerable witnesses, HMCTS is rolling out section 28 across England and Wales to allow witnesses to pre-record their cross examination and preserve the course of justice.
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If you could change just one thing: hacking the policy system
Kate Josephs, Chief Executive of Sheffield City Council, writes about how senior leaders might commission policy work in a way that drives better policy results.
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How to protect your business against cybercrime
A guide to cybercrime for businesses, common cyber attacks and how to prevent them.
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Modernising lasting powers of attorney – safer, simpler and fit for the future
This week the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), in collaboration with the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG), published a consultation on plans for how lasting powers of attorney (LPAs) can be modernised. Our modernising LPA project aims to improve the process of making and …
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New inherited metabolic disease (IMD) information leaflets have been published on GOV.UK
PHE has public information leaflets for all NBS conditions, including the IMDs, to support parents throughout screening and diagnosis.
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Exploring the role of data intermediaries in supporting responsible data sharing
At the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI), we aim to drive trustworthy innovation in data and data-driven technologies, including AI. Exploring, developing, and promoting mechanisms for supporting responsible data access and sharing across the economy is therefore a …
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Everything you need to know about The Queen's Awards for Enterprise
The UK's most prestigious business award! The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise are the most prestigious awards for UK businesses and is a globally recognised royal seal of approval for UK companies. The Queen's Award to Industry, the scheme's original title, …
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Biodiversity Metric 3.0 – a milestone moment for biodiversity net gain
Publishing Biodiversity Metric 3.0 was a landmark moment for biodiversity net gain, it will become the metric used to calculate and evidence whether a project has achieved the biodiversity net gain requirements set out in the Environment Bill. Biodiversity Net …
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Reshaping health and care with data
Matthew Gould, CEO of NHSX and Michelle Dyson, Director General for Adult Social Care at DHSC set out what the Government's Health and Social Care Data Strategy means for the adult social care sector.
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Working for Companies House: Louise's story
From microfiche library to systems analyst, Louise tells us how she's found a wonderful working life at Companies House.
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Complex and challenging: why land registration takes time to master
Our caseworkers need to learn and keep pace with changes in the law, practice and systems – there are no shortcuts to building land registration expertise.
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Legislation Day
The government published draft legislation to be included in Finance Bill 2021-22 today, alongside a number of consultation responses, consultations and various tax policy announcements.
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Windrush Compensation Scheme factsheet - July 2021
Windrush Compensation Scheme factsheet - July 2021 The Windrush generation were wronged by successive governments. To help right those wrongs, the Home Office has put in place a range of initiatives. Windrush Compensation Scheme The Windrush Compensation Scheme was launched …
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Engineers in Leadership: Talking with Alison Baptiste, CBE
On International Women in Engineering Day - on June 23rd - the GSE Diversity and Inclusion Action Group and the Engineering in Policy network spoke with Alison Baptiste about being an engineer. Alison is Director of Public and Security Services …
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Important new job opportunity in policy design
Department for Education have advertised an important new job role within the UK government's policy design community.
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From academic research to user research – 6 months in the Apprenticeship Service
User researcher, Dan Clayton, talks about his transition from academic research to user research in the apprenticeship service, and how the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted how he works with colleagues and gathers research from users.
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Excellent new video underlines importance of attending NHS diabetic eye screening
A new short film emphasises the importance of attending regular diabetic eye screening (DES) for everyone living with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.
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How we’re making it easier to design, test and publish forms at MoJ
When the child funeral fund team were given just 6 weeks to launch a service, they turned to a new platform called Form Builder. They needed to move fast, iterate quickly, and didn’t have the time or resources to work …
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Managing flood risk in the face of a changing climate
Climate change is happening now Julie Foley, Director of Flood Risk Strategy & National Adaptation, Environment Agency The kinds of extreme climatic events experienced in Germany and the Low Countries this July, leading to devastating flooding, is sadly likely to …
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govcookiecutter: A template for data science projects
Read how the govcookiecutter helps government data science teams save time and effort when building assured, robust, and secure Agile data science projects.
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Meet the Top Team
Every Prime Minister has an indispensable backroom team. Gosia McBride on what it's like working in the Economic and Domestic Affairs Secretariat on the PM’s top priorities and seeing your work make headlines? First In Family To Go To University …
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How the reception baseline assessment will be a fairer progress measure and give teachers more recognition
Claire Harnden, Deputy CEO at South Farnham Educational Trust, shares her experiences of introducing the reception baseline assessment in her schools.
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The lead up to results days
Emma Booth reflects on the teacher assessed grades process and how teachers have worked tirelessly to ensure the best possible outcomes for their students this summer.
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Step 4: What’s changed in early years, schools, colleges and universities?
Today (Monday 19 July), the country moved to Step 4 of the Government’s roadmap and further restrictions were lifted.