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Developing newborn screening for sickle cell disease in Nigeria
Guest bloggers Larai Diana Gwani and Nasara Danmaida Ifere from Nigeria learned lots during a recent visit. Find out what made the biggest impression on them.
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Making a difference today and for generations to come
Would you like to make a difference to the lives of Vulnerable adults in Scotland whilst building your communication, listening and influencing skills read on!
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Sara Khan welcomes appointment of Lord Carlile to lead review of Prevent
Sara Khan welcomes the appointment of Lord Carlile to lead the independent review of Prevent.
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What to do when plan A isn’t an option - two careers officers share their advice
Two careers officers share their advice on "what to do when plan A isn't an option" and "navigating clearing."
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Feeling stressed about ‘results day’
When we talk about ‘exam stress’, we often think about revising or taking exams, but stress around results day is common too. Remember that feeling apprehensive, worried or anxious about important news is normal. Although you don’t know what will happen on results day, you can help manage any feelings of stress by making plans and preparing for different outcomes. This blog discusses how.
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Why you should set up a service community
Service communities are networks of people from across the public sector who work together to design and deliver an end-to-end service. Here are the benefits that setting up a service community can bring, and how to get started.
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UK aid to provide Zimbabweans on the brink of starvation access to food and water
DFID's announcement that hundreds of thousands of Zimbabweans will receive life-saving support thanks to UK aid as the country faces a potentially catastrophic famine has received national and international coverage
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Good Clinical Practice Symposium 2019 (non-commercial)
A look at the hot topics relevant to non-commercial sponsors and investigator sites on the agenda for this event on 11 September in Manchester
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Section 60 stop and search pilot extended
The Home Secretary Priti Patel announced yesterday (Sunday) that a pilot easing restrictions around emergency stop and search powers has been extended to all 43 police forces in England and Wales. The changes have been welcomed by officers and relatives …
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Peat pilots set to revive English peatlands
Peat pilots will help revive and restore some of England's historic and iconic peatlands.
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Ensuring quality for university students
At the start of the month, new powers were announced for the universities regulating body the Office for Students. The newly appointed Universities Minister Jo Johnson took this chance to outline his ambition for all students to receive a high-quality education and receive value for money at university.
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World Elephant Day 2019
We look at how the UK government is successfully supporting the protection of elephants on this year's World Elephant Day.
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Algorithms: The good, the bad, and the biased
How are biases in algorithmic systems affecting people today, and what can we do about this? Professor Michael Rovatsos introduces his CDEI-commissioned review of the evidence related to algorithmic bias, produced in collaboration with OIT.
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Making a career switch: inspired by a fresh approach to design
Inspired by last year's DataJam North East, Clare decided to make a change in her career.
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Home Office in the media: Monday 12 August
Today's top media stories include county lines drug gangs, the expansion of stop-and-search powers, the use of restraint during deportations and citizenship fees. County Lines drug gangs BBC Radio 4's Today programme carried a report on the rising prevalence of drug crime …
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Turn your career disappointments into career successes
Our next Junior Leaders Networking Event is in Norwich on 26 September, an opportunity to hear from an inspirational speaker, have discussions and share experience with peers at AA to EO level.
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Response to Labour calls for grouse shooting review
In today's blog we discuss calls for the government to launch a review of driven grouse shooting, and look at the success of this year's hen harrier breeding season.
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What HM Land Registry learned building its first register in 90 years
Find out how the Local Land Charges team at HM Land Registry has helped local authorities in England to standardise and migrate local land charges register information to one central, accessible place.
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Engaging UK suppliers in the Global Digital Marketplace Programme alpha phase
We've just completed our discovery phase, during which we researched the digital procurement landscape in 5 different countries. We’re now in the process of defining what our alpha phase will look like. Here's what we've learned and what's next.
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Dragons’ Den Series 17: Episode 1
We are back! Stayed tuned this series for single, double and triple investments as new allegiances are forged within the Dragon line-up.
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Policing Minister: We are stopping deadly weapons hitting our streets
Today, Policing Minister Kit Malthouse has written in the Sunday Express about measures the Government is introducing to tackle violent crime, including preventing dangerous weapons reaching our streets. His words are below. Policing Minister Kit Malthouse said: In recent says …
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Home Secretary: To all the police fighting violent crime on Britain's streets - I've got your back
Today, Home Secretary Priti Patel wrote in the Sun on Sunday about why she has lifted restrictions on emergency stop and search powers to help police tackle violent crime. Her words can be found below. Home Secretary Priti Patel said: …
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International Development Secretary Alok Sharma makes first overseas visit to Africa’s largest economy
International Development Secretary Alok Sharma made his first international visit to Nigeria to see how UK aid is helping to generate billions of pounds worth of trade and investment opportunities for African and British businesses.
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Creating a rich picture and animation to illustrate Smarter Working
Follow the process we used to create the engaging ‘rich picture’ visual illustration of smarter working scenarios and principles within the Civil Service. Also view the short animated film we created, featuring those illustrated scenes, to further expand on details.
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A Day With The Chief Veterinary Officer
Emma, a student from the University of Cambridge Veterinary School talks about her time with Christine Middlemiss, the UK Chief Veterinary Officer, and the wonderful skills she has collected.
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There’s still time to nominate a colleague!
There's still time to nominate someone for the Charity for Civil Servants’ Community Awards. Closing date is 23 August.
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The changing world of payments
We're thinking about design and trending innovations as we transform our payment services. We're recruiting into our teams, could you be part of it?
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Whale watching training in the Pitcairn Islands
An update from the Blue Belt Programme on whale watching training in the UK overseas territories.
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Engagement - What does it mean to you?
Volunteers of the CS Local Scotland Engagement and Culture network present to you - Engagement, what does it mean to you?
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How we are funding apprentices and supporting vulnerable families
Apprenticeships funding in England has risen to over £2.5 billion in 2019-2020, double what was spent in 2010-2011 in cash terms. This investment has helped drive up the quality of apprenticeships on offer so they are now longer, with more off-the-job training and have a proper assessment at the end.
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Lord Gardiner visits flood-hit Yorkshire Dales
In today's blog we look at Lord Gardiner's visit to the Yorkshire Dales following the recent flooding in the area, and the Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy have announced funding for ten businesses developing green alternatives to plastic bottles, cosmetic beads and synthetic materials.
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Thought Experiment: how we brought the world’s leading thinkers to Whitehall
A look back at our Thought Experiment speaker series, which celebrates its fifth anniversary this year.
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Working with us to tackle cartels
This blog explains what happens when you report a business cartel to us and the processes we have in place to help protect those who 'blow the whistle' on them.
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Home Office in the media: Friday 9 August
Today's top media stories include a petition on knife crime, proposals for a fast-track visa route for scientists and figures on incidents attended by fire and rescue services. Knife crime The Mirror splash on a petition being delivered to Downing …
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Fact Sheet: Small Boats
Border Force resources in the Channel Border Force has a total fleet of five cutters and six Coastal Patrol Vessels (CPVs). Two CPVs and three cutters, HMC Vigilant, HMC Searcher and HMC Seeker, are currently deployed in the Channel working …
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Looking ahead to A level results
Next Thursday, AS and A level results are released. If you’re counting down the days, here is an update on some of the issues that have arisen over the summer, and a few things to bear in mind when results …
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Falsified Medicines and the supply chain
Sharing experience from recent events to help you safeguard the legitimate supply chain and avoid risks to public health
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Managing reservoir safety in England
Sir James Bevan, Chief Executive at The Environment Agency From the beginning of the Whaley Bridge incident, the Environment Agency has worked tirelessly with the emergency services and the reservoir’s operator, the Canal & River Trust (CRT), to protect the …
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Natural England Crowdfunding
Today, there has been claims that Natural England is “crowdfunding” to deliver its statutory functions. These claims are simply untrue.
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First authority in UK to partner with Google Public Alerts
Over the past year the Environment Agency’s Flood Information Service has been working with Google and their Google Public Alerts system, to create an enhanced flood information platform. We can now proudly say that we are the first UK authority to push flood warnings through Google’s online notification platform.