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Health Matters: What you need to know about statins
Statins are vital in the UK effort to save many thousands of preventable deaths every year caused by cardiovascular disease. With extensive research confirming that statin treatment is very effective, safe and affordable, it is important that the myths and inaccuracies around them are dispelled. Read this blog to find out what you need to know about statins.
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Ageing and health expenditure
Does an ageing population lead to higher costs for the NHS and social care? Find out why this is not necessarily a foregone conclusion.
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Help us start a data revolution for government
We want to start a data revolution focusing on service delivery and improving human experience. Find out what we think government needs to do and how you can help.
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Biodiversity net gain matters
Guest blog from Nicola Thomas, Partnership Manager at Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes Natural Environment Partnership writes a guest blog on net biodiversity gain.
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The Commission on incivility and extremism
Since the Commission for Countering Extremism came into existence in March this year, we have visited 13 towns and cities across England and Wales. Many of our meetings have been with frontline counter-extremists, community groups and local politicians. Almost all …
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Health Product People: designing and delivering better health and care digital services
The Health Product People community was started in January 2018 to bring together people working on digital services across the health and care space to share ideas, collaborate and work together to solve problems. The Health Product People community builds …
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It can be difficult to make data from information
The Digital Land services team recently ran a discovery in which we researched the barriers our users encounter when trying to find and use housing data. This is the first in a series of posts about those barriers, or what …
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A professionals' perspective on the deputy online reporting service
Amy Feetham, accounts paralegal at law firm Irwin Mitchell, discusses her experience of using our online deputy reporting service. Irwin Mitchell was the first professional organisation to use the deputy online reporting service which launched in spring 2018.
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Teaching computers to read
...put HALF a Mini car at top of the 'Nuneaton nipple' - but why?” Coventry Live “Drivers are angry at queues of 'more than two hours' to get out of...
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Managing the Overseas Estate: the importance of local staff
Hi, I’m Brigadier Simon Stockley and I’m responsible for the provision of infrastructure to support our personnel in their bases overseas, while simultaneously providing Defence training facilities in the UK and around the world. Today I wanted to take the …
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Nouveau Lashes: winning a Queen's Award was a team effort
Bridgette Softley, Director of Nouveau Lashes, shares her thoughts on why they have applied and what it has meant to win.
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Queen’s Award like rocket fuel for Twinkl
Everything we do at Twinkl is to help those who teach. We’re an online educational publisher - with over 500,000 resources on our website from worksheets and flashcards to interactive presentations, videos and display materials.
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Friends in high places: Ringing peregrine falcon chicks at York Minster
...the roof of York Minster for rather impressive (peregrine eye) views of York. The four chicks were colour-ringed with orange rings with three black letters – allowing them to be...
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NDA logs in to preserve digital data down the centuries
The NDA has joined an international coalition dedicated to ensuring that the legacy of today's digital world will still make sense to future generations.
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High digital ambitions for our policy department
Things are changing over here in the Ministry for Housing Communities and Local Government. Chief Digital Officer Paul Maltby introduces MHCLG Digital and his priorities for the new programme.
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Promoting LGBT equality globally
...Prime Minister said in her recent speech, she “deeply regret[s] both the fact that such laws were introduced, and the legacy of discrimination, violence and even death that persists today”....
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Monday 16 April: Commonwealth unites to end scourge of plastic
...Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), which kicks off in London today. Global leaders from the Commonwealth’s 53 member states will gather together this week to promote prosperity, democracy and...
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The latest on our deputy online reporting service
It’s been 18 months since we launched our online reporting service for lay deputies. Since then 6,000 reports have been submitted online, we’ve launched the service for public authorities and made changes to the design of the lay reporting service.
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Two great opportunities to shape social work's future
Have your say in improving the future of Social Work for Adults in England Are social workers making a positive difference in people’s lives and could they be even more effective in their work? And likewise, how do those who …
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Friday 15 December: Minister Coffey visits Cumbria and raptor persecution maps
On today's blog we have Minister Coffey visiting Cumbria to see how they recovered following storm Desmond and new raptor persecution maps to help tackle wildlife crime
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Thursday 23 November: Budget, flooding and animal sentience
...progress we want to see. It does not have direct effect in law – in practice its effect is very unclear and it has failed to prevent practices across the...
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Tuesday 21 November: Non-executive directors, Avian Flu, plastic pollution
On the blog today we address reports that lead non-executive director Steve Holliday is expected to hand in his notice, advice for backyard flock keepers to remain vigilant for signs of bird flu, and our pledge to tackle plastic pollution.
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Making the change from project to delivery management
Agile delivery is relatively new to government, and a lot of teams and departments are still getting used to how it works. One of the essentials is that the team structure is right, and that you have the right people …
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Diabetic eye screening is exactly the same for people who have rarer forms of diabetes
The NHS Diabetic Eye Screening (DES) Programme helps prevent sight loss in people with diabetes. Screening can detect diabetic retinopathy early, when treatment is effective at reducing or preventing damage from the condition.
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Job alert: Chief Veterinary Officer UK
...is a great job! The advert is currently on Civil Service Jobs and further information can be found on the Veredus Recruitment site. Subscribe to the blog for email updates....
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Robot revolution in a nuclear world
Robots are playing an increasing role in our lives with lawnmowers that drive themselves and drones that deliver parcels to your door. As we mark UK Robotics Week, NDA's Melanie Brownridge, explains how robots are helping us in the nuclear decommissioning industry.
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The social care debate: it’s not just about the money
‘Social care was, for perhaps the first time, a defining issue in a general election,’ reflects Alex Fox Chief Executive of Shared Lives Plus and Chair of the Joint voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) Review. The debates about social …
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Guerrilla statistics
Last year I was lucky enough to get on to the GDS Data Science Accelerator. On this scheme participants offer their enthusiasm to learn data science and their time to work on a project of potential value to their departments. …
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Dragons’ Den series 14: Episode 12
A real mixed bag in tonight’s episode with drinks, dolls, beauty products and bicycle accessories all being pitched for that all important investment. It just goes to show that IP affects every area of business.
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(Un)designing for open government and enterprise
At the Open Data Institute's annual Summit at the BFI Southbank in London in November, Defra's Permanent Secretary, Clare Moriarty, spoke about open ways of working, open culture and open data. This is what she had to say about the …
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Making marking intelligent: feedback policy at Huntington School
Why do we mark? At the end of my first year of teaching I met with each of my students and discussed their progress. I was looking with Kate at her latest A level English literature essay. I had written …
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Keeping libraries relevant and enhancing community wellbeing
Cllr Ian Stewart writes about the valuable work libraries do in Cumbria
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Education in the media: 5 July 2016
...chosen to take this damaging action instead of continuing with the programme of talks with the Department. As she made clear in her letter, the NUT should share the Department’s...
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Have your say on Libraries Deliver: an Ambition for Public Libraries in England 2016-2021
Draft document published today plus a number of ways that people can get involved and share their ideas
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Electrofishing to assess a river's health
For me, an average day at work consists of a boat, a net, a few colleagues and a lot of fish. And I love it. It is amazing what you can find out about fish now. I work for the …
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Happy Birthday dear website
Not that I’ve ever needed an excuse for cake but today is the first anniversary of our website on GOV.UK so it would be rude not to.
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Waste crime: help spot it and stop it
Our work collecting and evaluating information about serious and organised environmental crime is vital for stopping waste crime. We use reports about suspected illegal activity from industry and the public to build intelligence so we that can target our work and …
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Rohan Gye in his new role as DVLA's Vehicle Service manager
How we design and deliver our services is changing. Rohan Gye, DVLA’s Vehicle Service manager tells us about his role As one of DVLA’s Service Managers Rohan, can you tell me about your responsibilities? I’m responsible for all DVLA’s vehicle …
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Introducing David Mitchard, DIO's Chief Executive
I’m David Mitchard and I’m DIO’s new Chief Executive. I’ve been here for about four weeks now and I’m really enjoying getting to grips with the wide range of DIO’s responsibilities and activities. I’ve spent my time meeting colleagues, customers …
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BPS 2015 – What you have been asking
...shown in column C4 so you show the correct maximum area eligible for BPS. Land use codes As for land codes, all the codes you need to include as part...