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NHS newborn hearing screening: 11 million babies and counting
The NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme has played a major role in identifying moderate to profound hearing loss in newborn babies in England and has reached another major milestone, having now screened 11 million babies. The programme .
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National Eye Health Week: How might my child benefit from the ‘Glasses in Classes’ pilot?
Good eyesight in children can have a huge effect on literacy and academic attainment. If a child cannot see the board properly or read their book it can affect their progress at school. Reading is key to unlocking the rest …
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Working with an Independent Evaluator
An independent evaluator has been brought on board to assure the end-to-end delivery of the Online Safety Data Initiative (OSDI).
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Black History Month 2021: Black Women in Public Life - 'Our stories have power'
Join us on 7 October 2021 to hear from prominent Black women in public life – ‘Our stories have power’ - a collaborative national online event to celebrate Black History Month brought to you by Civil Service Local East, South-East and London (ESEL) and the Department for Levelling up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) Race network …
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Reset, Regroup, Restart - It’s time to take our finger off the pause button
We are hosting a Civil Service Local Connect event aimed at those who manage teams returning to the office post covid.
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You said, we did – NIPT result templates
You told us you wanted result templates to provide lower chance results to women following non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) screening.
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WHO updates guideline levels for air pollutants
In today’s blog we look at media coverage of the World Health Organization’s updated guidelines for air pollutants.
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APHA Virologist co-directing the new UK - International Global Coronavirus Network (UK-ICN)
APHA Lead Scientist and world-renowned virologist Dr Sharon Brookes is co-directing a new network linked to our expanding Coronavirus programme. Find out how APHA will provide crucial advice to stakeholders, policy makers and key international bodies in this exciting new initiative.
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UKHSA operational launch – rebranding digital channels
Reforms to the public health system announced in March become operational on 1 October. At this point, PHE will transfer its health protection functions into the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and health improvement / healthcare public health functions into …
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New guidance to help NHS breast screening providers and commissioners tackle inequalities
New national guidance published to support providers in addressing inequalities throughout the breast screening programme pathway.
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New beginnings in the Civil Service world of wellbeing
Wellbeing is at the heart of Civil Service culture, and post-pandemic, it has never been more important. Sarah Healey, the new Health and Wellbeing Champion, lauds our recent achievements and looks ahead to new priorities including the upcoming Civil Service …
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BEIS Fusion Regulation Green Paper and Fusion Strategy
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is publishing a green paper on the future of fusion energy regulation and separate fusion strategy at the beginning of October. Fusion energy could be the ultimate clean power solution, delivering …
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New date for specialist sickle cell and thalassaemia counsellor update course
The PHE sickle cell and thalassaemia (SCT) screening team is pleased to announce a new date for the very popular specialist counsellor update course – 8 December 2021. The course is delivered by King’s College London, funded by the national …
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APHA breaking new ground in the genomic surveillance of pathogens
APHA is building increasingly more sophisticated tools to integrate full genome sequences with epidemiological information enabling visualisation of how disease is spreading. In this two-minute read, learn about how APHA is using this technology in practice.
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Containerisation in the public sector – a new platform to improve our services
Head of IT Operations Practice Rachel Jones discusses how HM Land Registry has become one of the first organisations to adopt containerisation technology.
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Policing Minister statement on Insulate Britain protests
Minister for Crime and Policing Kit Malthouse delivered the below statement to the House on 22 September 2021. With permission, Sir, I would like to make a statement about protests. Mr Speaker, there is widespread anger throughout the …
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Planning for flood-resilient places
Getting the right kind of growth in the right places is one of the main ways of achieving climate resilient places. Effective spatial planning is an essential tool for making land use choices that help to achieve greater flood and …
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FACTSHEET: Windrush Compensation Scheme - August 2021
Windrush Compensation Scheme factsheet - September 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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Emily Miles' stakeholder update - a new report on food standards
FSA Chief Executive Emily Miles discusses plans for a new report on UK food standards.
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International Week of the Deaf People 2021
Ben Jaab discusses the challenges facing deaf colleagues in the Civil Service, and looks at the latest research and work underway to improve their working conditions. In the UK, there are 10-11 million people who are deaf or hard of …
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‘The Big Ask’ Survey – The Findings
Today (21 September) the Children’s Commissioner, Dame Rachel de Souza, published the results of ‘The Big Ask’ survey, the biggest ever consultation undertaken with children.
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Maths Circle Receive their Prestigious Queen's Awards Trophy
After a pandemic-laden 18 month wait, the team at Maths Circle were absolutely delighted and honoured to formally receive their Queen’s Award for Enterprise at a wonderful celebration hosted at Bedford Heights.
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GO-Science EmTech Library
The Government Office for Science’s (GO-Science) emerging technologies (EmTech) team recently launched our new EmTech library which has been a great success so far. The library has a wide range of technology based scientific papers, horizon scans, tech reports and …
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New GB consultation to protect plants from harmful pests and diseases
On today's blog, we look into the media coverage of today’s launch of a consultation to protect plants from harmful pests and diseases.
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Removal of school ‘bubbles’ cuts disruption as more than 91% of pupils attend school
Earlier this month, all pupils returned to schools following the summer holidays. Our latest attendance statistics help paint a picture of how Covid-19 is impacting schools, and we’ll continue to release attendance statistics throughout the year.
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Welcome to the Buying for Schools blog
Welcome to the Buying for Schools blog. David Allen, Stakeholder and Engagement Lead, provides an overview of what you can expect from the new blog.
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What is the Risk Protection Arrangement (RPA)?
We asked Helen Lumb, Schools Engagement Manager in the Schools Commercial Team, 10 quick questions on the Risk Protection Arrangement (RPA).
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Biodiversity Net Gain – more than just a number
It has been great to see the growing amount of coverage in the news about Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG), including a recent episode of BBC Countryfile. Under the Government’s flagship Environment Bill, both Town and Country Planning Act (TCPA) and …
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New development in the newborn outcomes solution
Changes to the newborn outcomes solution reflect feedback from users and include improvements for laboratory users and changes to data entry pages for laboratory and clinical (nurse/medical) users.
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An update on the accessibility of conditionally revealed questions
The GOV.UK Design System is improving radio buttons and checkboxes that conditionally reveal fields to make them more accessible. This post provides an update on our work and research.
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Lasting Power of Attorney and Wills - what are they and why do they matter?
Due to the popularity of these sessions in previous months we have added extra dates available to colleagues in any location.
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Working with international partners to promote natural flood management
Read about how Environment Agency Officers have been involved in the recently launched ‘International guide on using Natural and Nature Based Features’. This guide is for river and coastal managers worldwide – to inspire them, showcasing nature-based approaches to flood and coastal management.
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Rising to the sustainability challenge through recycling and waste reduction on the Defence Estate
It’s Recycle Week, the nation’s annual celebration of recycling and an opportunity for us all to consider how we can ‘Step It Up’ in our efforts to recycle and re-use more of the right things, more often.
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HPValidate sites go live
We have selected 32 sites to take part in the HPValidate study.
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Speculative coverage on the gene editing consultation response
On today's blog we look into reports on speculation around the upcoming government response to the recent Gene Editing consultation
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NHSE/I Innovation Service beta assessment
Read the beta assessment report for the NHS England and Improvement Innovation Service.
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Bovine Tuberculosis – Testing and examining bTB-positive animals
Bovine Tuberculosis (bTB) is an infectious disease of cattle. It is one of the most significant animal health challenges that England faces today, costing taxpayers more than £100 million each year. In 2020 alone, more than 27,000 cattle had to be slaughtered to curb its spread.
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NHS to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to 12- to 15-year-olds: your questions answered
This autumn all children aged 12 to 15 years are being offered the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccination. The vaccines will be delivered in schools by the School Aged Immunisation Service (SAIS).
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Restoration Grants awarded to restore thousands of hectares of peatland
Climate FundThe Nature For Climate Peatland Grant Scheme (NCPGS), administered by Natural England, has awarded Restoration Grant funding to five successful applicants. Over the next four years they will each receive a share of £16 million from the Nature for …
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Coloboma and me – managing a rare genetic condition in the workplace
This Jeans for Genes week, Registration Officer Heather Stringer shares her story on living and working with coloboma, a rare genetic condition.