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From Tasmania to Paris: My Veterinary Career Part 1
In this special blog, the Australian Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr Mark Schipp, talks about his veterinary career and how he went from undecided student to OIE president.
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Long-term needs require long-term plans
Guest blog on marine plans for England from Mark Russell, British Marine Aggregate Producers Association (BMAPA).
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Facing the coronavirus pandemic together
Civil Service Health and Wellbeing Champion Jonathan Jones highlights a new toolkit of information and advice available to civil servants to support their wellbeing and mental health through the coronavirus pandemic.
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Working from home during challenging times
Many people will be working remotely during these unprecedented times. We've collated top tips and advice on how best to manage working from home.
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Mastering the dance
Last autumn, I was part of a small team of volunteers from the Department for Education (DfE), HMRC and the Department for International Development (DfID) who spent some time working with the Systems Unit in the Cabinet Office. We wanted to explore what systems leadership meant.
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Sky News opinion piece on veterinary medicines
Our response to an opinion piece on Sky News about veterinary medicines
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Civil Service People Survey 2019 – the results
John Manzoni, Chief Executive of the Civil Service and Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary, comments on the results of the latest Civil Service People Survey.
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Kicking off the cyber security pre-discovery
The Local Digital team have started work on a pre-discovery to understand how we can better support local government on cyber security. Read about the work being planned into reducing cyber risks and becoming more cyber resilient across the sector.
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Appoint Us Services (Midlands) CIC – facing the challenges set by the Coronavirus
Read about what Appoint Us Services (Midlands) CIC are doing during the Coronavirus outbreak and the challenges they face yet still lifting people's spirits up.
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Response to calls for food rationing
Our response to the Daily Telegraph, Daily Express and MailOnline which have published articles speculating about food rationing, highlighting that action is being taken to ensure people are getting the supplies they need.
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Spare more than a thought for our care workforce
Our care and support colleagues need our understanding, compassion and support, just as we expect them to do the same for the most vulnerable in our society. As the #COVID-19 outbreak continues, Lisa Lenton, England Director for the Association for Real Change and currently Chair of the Care Provider Alliance explains why the way we treat and perceive these amazing professionals is critical to the health and wellbeing of us all.
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Rollout of video consultation across general practice
Find out how we’re accelerating the deployment of video consultation across GP practices, to provide care for people remotely during COVID-19.
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Media factsheet - Modern Slavery Act
The Modern Slavery Act 2015 received Royal Assent five years ago today (March 26).
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Our Tweets are migrating
From 1st May 2020 all the 'local' Twitter accounts will be closed. We will be using the one national Twitter channel @CivServiceLocal.
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Social distancing guidance
Today's blog outlines the new social distancing guidance for education and childcare settings.
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This is community
‘This is community’. These were the comforting words from Arthur Rank Hospice Charity's Medical Director at the end of a recent daily video call as colleagues began a week, the like of which none of them could have imagined even a month ago. CEO Sharon Allen reflects on the huge changes she and her teams have experienced and the positive team spirit that will see them through.
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Business Secretary highlights how government is supporting businesses and workers during Covid-19 disruption
Today the Business Secretary, Alok Sharma, has written in The Daily Telegraph about the support on offer from the government for businesses, saying that it should be enough to enable firms to avoid laying off staff during the outbreak.
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NAO report on water demand
Our response to the the National Audit Office (NAO) report.
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Showcasing a Brilliant Civil Service
When she’s not working as an Asset and Distribution clerk at the Insolvency Service, Yasmeen is on a journey to build-up her leadership skills.
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Large underwater mountain mapped near remote UK Overseas Territory
An underwater mountain double the height of the UK’s Ben Nevis has been added to a global map of the seafloor.
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RAPpers delight
The Homelessness and Troubled Families Analysis Team at MHCLG have recently published the latest 2019 Rough Sleeping Snapshot statistics using a Reproducible Analytical Pipeline (RAP). This felt like a real achievement as we are one of the first teams in …
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Engaging employees in sustainable use of ICT
Engaging employees in sustainable use of ICT
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Goods to Declare: Leelo
In a bonus blog, Animal Reception Centre vet Andrew Bieniek-Maluszczak talks about one lovable passenger he met at Heathrow Airport during his work.
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Response relating to Covid-19
The Institute has published guidance on Covid-19 and the impact on apprenticeships. We appreciate that there has been a delay to this guidance being published, as we worked with ESFA and the Department to make sure that we offered a …
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Signposting technology security
We’ve updated our security guidance in the Technology Code of Practice so it helps teams build security into their projects from the start.
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Daily Telegraph on the supply of alcoholic drinks
Our response to a Daily Telegraph article on the supply of alcoholic products.
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The Independent on food rationing
Our response to an Independent article calling for food rationing to be introduced.
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Want to work on digital services that matter?
The Home Office Digital Career Development programme offers an 18-month paid accelerated learning experience to those with a passion for user-centred digital services. You’ll follow a structured development path tailored to your chosen role with access to senior mentors and …
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School closures
Today's blog focuses on schools' efforts to fight the spread of Coronavirus.
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MHRA Good Practice (GxP) inspections during the COVID19 outbreak
The COVID19 pandemic presents an unprecedented challenge to healthcare, the pharmaceutical industry’s supply chain and personnel movement. MHRA understands the impact of its work on industry, NHS and patients.
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British butterfly numbers soar
In today's (23 March) blog we look at coverage of an annual survey which shows that in 2019 British butterflies had their best year since 1997.
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Dragons’ Den Series 17: Episode 11
This week, Dragons’ Den began with an invention and a riddle that Dick Van Dyke would have been proud of.
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Daily update on the coronavirus response - 4 April 2020
The government continues to work closely with the food industry to ensure people across the UK have the food and groceries they need.
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Nolan's Principles underpin trust
Lord Evans discusses the importance of the Nolan Principles to public trust in the government’s response to the Coronavirus crisis and pays tribute to those working so hard to safeguard the public.
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Government budget announces investment in APHA’s science
The government recently confirmed investment of £1.4bn over the next 10 years to redevelop the specialist research and laboratory facilities at our Weybridge site. Find out how this money will be used and what this means for APHA.
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MHRA Guidance on Coronavirus
Following on from our previous post, further guidance has been published on our MHRA website in relation to Managing Clinical Trials and Clinical Trial Applications.
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Getting our communication tools right
Dr James Maguire, clinical lead for secondary care in NHSX, on the benefits of communication tools during Covid-19 and what to consider when using them.
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Future Leaders Fellowships round 5: tips and tricks
A bit of background In August 2019, I co-wrote a blog on UK Research and Innovation's Future Leaders Fellowships (FLF) scheme; the first scheme we have run where business applicants can apply for fellowship funding. In that blog, we explored …
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Share your thoughts on Public Health England’s new online guidance on evaluating digital health products
Public Health England has launched new online guidance on evaluating digital health products. Kassandra Karpathakis and Hasan Ali at PHE explain how the service can help teams.
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Senior Leader (ST0480) – Occupational Standard
In a letter dated 26th February 2020, Gavin Williamson, Secretary of State for Education asked the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education to undertake a formal review of the L7 Senior Leader occupational standard. In the review of the standard, …