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Public libraries and climate change
How the British Library is working in partnership through its Living Knowledge Network to support the climate change agenda.
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Arise, infection prevention and control champions!
A new network of adult social care infection prevention and control champions launches 30 November to help maintain and improve standards across the care sector. Run by the Queen’s Nursing Institute, the scheme is supported by Chief Nurse for Adult Social Care Deborah Sturdy OBE. Lessons learned from the pandemic will be rolled out to help minimise the spread of infections, including COVID-19 and flu.
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CS Eating Disorders Network Raise Awareness of body image, food and exercise struggles
Join the Civil Service Eating Disorder Network for an introductory session to their network, where they will discuss what eating disorders are, the signs and symptoms, and how they may affect someone in the workplace
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Why I chose to have my winter vaccinations
Selina Morris's colleagues at the Close Care Home asked her many times if she had taken the flu jab. Her answer had always been no, until she read up on flu and COVID-19 vaccines and why having both was vital to keeping colleagues, residents and visitors safe.
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Working with users and economists to evolve the Service Manual
The team behind the Service Manual used collaborative workshops for gathering user inputs and exploratory research to understand the perceived value of the Manual.
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My Story Told: Karina Singh
Karina Singh is the Director for Transformation at HM Land Registry and the Senior Project Delivery Diversity and Inclusion Champion. In this personal account, Karina discusses her heritage and how project delivery runs in the family. This blog is part of the project delivery profession’s Role Models campaign, which aims to showcase diversity within the project community to create an inclusive culture where people across all backgrounds can reach their potential and progress into senior leaders.
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Meet the team: Policy Adviser Emma and her background in agriculture
In this post, Emma Bailey-Beech writes about her background in agriculture and how it led to working on the Future Farming and Countryside Programme. We’re grateful to have people in the team with hands-on experience in the farming sector, and can bring it to bear on our work.
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CS Local NW Environment Network Virtual Market Stall Event
Do you worry about your carbon footprint? Are you keen to live a more environmentally-friendly lifestyle? Come along to hear from the NW Environment Network, and a range of local businesses, and pick up some fresh ideas.
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DVLA wants your views on proposals to widen the pool of medical healthcare professionals needed to fill in DVLA medical questionnaires
Dr Nick Jenkins, Senior DVLA Doctor, seeks the views of medical professionals in a consultation to change the law and allow healthcare professionals, other than doctors, to fill in DVLA medical questionnaires.
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Virtual casework events: Planning for the future
Rebecca Phillips writes about the future of casework events and reflects on what we’ve learned from the Covid-19 pandemic when our hearings and inquiries moved online. Rebecca leads the work to create a sustainable and robust ‘operating model’ for the future.
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Civil Service Awards 2021: shortlist revealed
Drumroll... We can now present the shortlisted nominees for the prestigious Civil Service Awards 2021! Today, the Civil Service Awards 2021 officially unveiled the shortlist ahead of next month’s award ceremony, following a record number of entries. Following a refresh …
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Make hybrid working work for you!
‘If it wasn’t for hybrid working, I don’t think I would be able to join the Civil Service and do what I do now’. We spoke to colleagues across DDaT to find out how they approach hybrid working.
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Launching GOV.UK’s new menu bar
Learn why and how we updated the GOV.UK sitewide menu bar.
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Exams in 2022 – everything you need to know
Please visit: GCSE and Level 2 and below VTQ results: Everything you need to know - The Education Hub (blog.gov.uk) and A Level, T Level, and VTQ results: Everything you need to know - The Education Hub (blog.gov.uk) for the latest information. This …
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What you need to know about Holocaust education
This week the Education Secretary visited Auschwitz-Birkenau to discuss the role of education in eradicating antisemitism and making sure young people are aware of the atrocities of the holocaust.
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All in a day’s work: the life of a Delivery Manager in Defra Digital
Defra Digital Delivery Manager Mike Douthwaite tells us about a working typical day for him which includes everything from agile working to supporting product managers, to recruiting new team members, and celebrating success.
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Environment Act coverage
Today we are looking at media coverage of the Environment Act which passed into law yesterday.
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An open letter to parents and carers of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities from Children and Families Minister Will Quince
Children and families Minister Will Quince has written to all parents and carers of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities to talk about his ambitions for them and their children. To all parents and carers of children …
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The National Collection of Type Cultures - a window to the past
Housed in one of UKHSA’s largest sites, the National Collection of Type Cultures is one of the oldest living libraries of bacteria in the world. In this blog we look at how it has created a window to the past and what we use the collection for now.
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Considering environmental issues in Impact Assessments
Stephen Gibson discusses how the Better Regulation Framework might play a role in focusing attention on the impact of regulation on the environment.
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Creating a new sustainability point for the Technology Code of Practice
How the Technology Policy and spend controls teams aim to use technology to help make a greener government.
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Back into a routine: looking at schools in light of COVID
Chris Russell, National Director for Education, on our return to routine inspection and the COVID context.
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Automotive apprentice working towards an electric and more sustainable future
As we move towards the end of COP26, we highlight the work of Luke Kwan, a product design and development apprentice. The work on his level 6 apprenticeship at Jaguar Land Rover involves moving away from fossil fuels towards electric vehicles. His apprenticeship …
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Environment Bill storm overflows amendment
Today we are looking at media coverage of following the passage of the Government’s storm overflows amendment to the Environment Bill.
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COP 26: Everything you need to know about the department’s quest to put climate change at the heart of education
We are putting climate change at the heart of education. As part of COP26, the 2021 United Nations climate change conference, the Education Secretary set out his vision to empower all young people in the importance of conserving and protecting …
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Climate change and the power of libraries
How Hampshire Libraries are tackling climate change.
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Measuring complex digital services
Should you enable users to save their answers so that they can return to your digital service? And how do you make a data-driven decision?
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Understanding the health effects of climate change
For UKHSA, our changing climate is one of the most challenging health security threats we face and understanding and mitigating its impact on our health is a key priority.
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Improving Maternal Health Disparities: My recommendations going forward
The UK is one of the safest places in the world to give birth. Although maternal deaths are fortunately very rare, when they do happen, there are devastating consequences for families and children, and it is vital we tackle this …
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Understanding consumer attitudes to healthy and sustainable diets
Joining the conversation around sustainable food production at COP26, Head of Social Science Michelle Patel unpacks our recent research into consumer attitudes towards healthy and sustainable diets, and what they mean for policy makers and the food industry.
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Digital applications will be game-changing – for you and us
Our latest move away from paper-based processes means that from November 2022 we will no longer accept scanned or PDF copies of AP1s for changes to existing titles via the HM Land Registry portal.
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Tackling the NHS backlog and giving colleagues what they need
The £6 billion injection of funding announced in October's Spending Review and Budget reflects our commitment to helping the NHS battle the backlog and providing much-need support to NHS staff and patients, writes Health Secretary Sajid Javid.
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Defra response to microplastics coverage
Today we are looking at media coverage of research into microplastics in the air we breathe.
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Civil Service Blog surpasses 4,000 subscribers
As the Civil Service Blog breaks a new milestone, here’s how you too can get current, high-quality blog posts straight to your inbox. Since last summer, the Civil Service Blog has quietly undergone a transformation, and it’s paying off! Latest …
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Coverage of COP26 Nature and Land-Use Day
As the first week of the climate change summit COP26 came to a close, coverage focused on key announcements from Nature and Land-Use day.
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Robin Simcox interim term extended for 6 months
Interim Commissioner Robin Simcox has had his term extended for a further 6 months, to March 2022. During this time, the recruitment process for a permanent Commissioner will be launched by the Home Office. Robin reflects on his role so …
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How designers in the UK government help address climate change
We reviewed the work of designers and design-minded professionals across the UK government and identified 5 main areas where they are addressing climate change.
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Email alerts – helping water abstractors do their bit for climate change
As people around the world mobilise for the Global Day of Action for the Climate, the Environment Agency’s Mark Harvett, one of the Product Owners for the Water Resources Licensing Service, explains how a new email alert service will enable abstractors to be more in-step with available water resources.
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Storm overflows evidence report
This week we published a report commissioned by the Storm Overflows Taskforce - made up of the Consumer Council for Water (CCW), Blueprint for Water, Water UK, the Environment Agency, Ofwat, and Defra – which outlines the evidence, costs and benefits of …
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Returns and Charter Flight Factsheet (May 2022)
Returns and Charter Flight Factsheet (Updated May 2022) The purpose of this factsheet is to provide information to explain the deportation and enforced removal process, the use of charter flights and to explain the checks and balances in the system …