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Strategic surveillance and food signal prioritisation
Jesús Alvarez-Piñera, Head of Data, provides insight on the development of the Signal Prioritisation dashboard, a horizon scanning application that proactively identifies emerging global food safety hazards that may pose a risk to public health in the UK.
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How the courts help tackle knife crime
Jasmine Norton highlights how HMCTS prepared for the implementation of new orders being piloted in London from July 2021 and looks at the context of the work within a wider policy perspective.
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UK NSC annual call for topics: your chance to suggest a new screening programme
The 2021 annual call is your opportunity to make a proposal for a new screening topic to be considered by the UK National Screening Committee as part of its regular review process.
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Evaluation launches of newborn screening for SCID in the NHS
An evaluation of newborn blood spot screening for severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) launches today in some parts of England.
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Is regulation working as intended?
RPC member Jeremy Mayhew makes the case for effective evaluation of regulation after implementation and suggests how Post-Implementation Reviews (PIRs) might be improved.
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The night sky in September
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter has performed amazingly well on Mars, successfully completing its eleventh flight last month, scouting out the terrain that the Perseverance Rover will traverse across Jezero crater. The rover, which touched down on Mars in February, is preparing …
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Environment Agency’s definition of waste service is open for business
The EA’s Definition of Waste (DoW) Service, which was temporarily closed in October, has re-opened for business. The voluntary pay-to-use service is the means by which businesses can seek the Environment Agency’s opinion on whether their waste derived material has …
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A day in the life of a Medway Lock Keeper
On today’s blog Terry takes you through a day in the life of a lock keeper on the River Medway, the ups and downs of the job and the rise in littering over the past year.
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The story of Sheila Jones and unlocking the treatment for phenylketonuria
Find out about the first child in the world to receive dietary treatment for phenylketonuria (PKU).
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What’s the Context? Occupying Powers sign Quadripartite Agreement on Berlin, 3 September 1971
The most that we can say is that we have made the best of a bad bargain, not that we have got a fair deal (Prime Minister Edward Heath, 1 September 1971) Fifty years ago, Ambassadors representing the 4 Occupying …
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Understanding People Experience – The Ministry of Justice Story
Join us at this online event to hear how employee experience has evolved in the Ministry of Justice
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The facts: Climate change and resilient woodlands
Our climate is changing and we need to act now.. Find out the facts in this infographic
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Social care recruitment and the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented challenges for many colleagues working in the social care sector, making retention and recruitment more important than ever. Vida Healthcare's Bernadette Mossman explains how she and her colleagues have been encouraging vaccination among their staff.
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Yorkshire ‘climate cafes’ help communities prepare homes to withstand future floods
Climate café events in Hull and York will offer local residents advice on how to physically adapt and prepare their homes for increased flood risk and more frequent extreme weather. Yorkshire Flood Resilience has announced the two events in September …
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Measuring success: the role of self-assessment
Farmers can play a critical role in tackling the nature and climate crises, but do they also have an important role in assessing the health of the natural environment too? This is the question the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) posed as part of a Defra-funded test and trial.
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A welcome return to school for students in England
As students are welcomed into the new academic year, we know how important schools and colleges are to their health and wellbeing. Find out more about the actions taken to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 in schools and the steps to take if a student tests positive.
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A UK/US Discussion: Lessons from the Past and Joint Action on Pandemic Preparedness [with Sir Patrick Vallance]
Patrick Vallance will be speaking at a forthcoming event ‘A UK/US Discussion: Lessons from the Past and Joint Action on Pandemic Preparedness,’ on Tuesday, September 14, from 17:00 to 18:00 The COVID-19 pandemic has completely upended the international community. The US/UK scientific …
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More work to do before we know if AI is safe to use in the NHS Breast Screening Programme
A review of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in breast cancer screening, commissioned by the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC), has found that humans are still better than technology at spotting possible cases of breast cancer during screening.
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From being on probation to working for probation
Probation gave Alison the support she needed to break the cycle of reoffending. She now works in the Probation Service, helping offenders turn their life around. Read her inspiring, personal story.
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Is your forest fit for the future?
Woodland Resilience Officer Emily Fensom looks at what a changing climate could have on the future of our trees and woodlands.
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Join us for our next ONE Midlands Event - National Inclusion Week 28 September
Join our ONE Midlands online event celebrating National Inclusion Week. The focus will be on the importance of networking and spotlight the exciting work of some of our regional networks. Sign up to hear their future plans and learn how you can get involved.
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Two years on from our Centenary milestone
Two years on from our centenary our Chair, Sir William Worsley, reflects on what we have achieved since then.
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Back to School: Experts underline the importance of minimising disruption in schools
Experts agree that it is important for young people go back to schools and colleges for a range of reasons and it remains crucial that they have as normal an experience as possible. The World Health Organization (WHO) and Unicef …
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MHRA and US FDA tackle challenging data integrity
Following the February 2020 MHRA and FDA GCP symposium in London, our second joint paper is now available.
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How do we monitor and try to fix the pressures on freshwater ecology?
Our Senior Ecologist in Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire describes how we look at animals and plants in rivers and lakes to try to fix the problems they face.
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Answering farmers' questions about the Sustainable Farming Incentive
The Farming Forum recently held a Q&A session with Janet Hughes, Defra’s Future Farming and Countryside Programme Director. Farmers were invited to submit their questions about the Sustainable Farming Incentive. Clive Bailye, Director of the Farming Forum, put the most-asked questions to Janet. This is part 1 of 2.
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Waste not, want not: How Digital is playing a key role in waste reforms
A multi-disciplinary digital delivery team in Defra’s Environmental Quality Directorate is driving an exciting initiative which is central to the Government’s ambition to reduce packaging waste and improve the way we use material resources.
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Minding your Ps and Qs
How written parliamentary questions shine a light into the work of government Holding the government to account is a vital part of our democracy. This duty falls to the 650 MPs of the House of Commons and nearly 800 peers in …
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Podcast: Collaborating for success – Jira to SaaS migration
In this episode, we speak to the team behind DWP Digital’s recent Jira to SaaS migration.
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Watson Gym Equipment celebrate their Queen's Award for Enterprise
Watson Gym Equipment are immensely proud to have won the 2021 Queen's Award for Enterprise in the category for International Trade.
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Major milestone reached in the combined review journey
On 31 August 2021 we launched new systems functionality to support the combined review of Clinical Trials of Investigational Medicinal Products, or “CTIMPs”. For those unfamiliar, the combined review service (previously known as ‘combined ways of working’) offers a single …
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Chewing Gum Task Force launched
Today we are looking at media coverage of the launch of our Chewing Gum Task Force to clean up our streets
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Government to consult on banning single-use plastics
Today we are looking at media coverage of our intention to launch a consultation on banning a range of single-use plastics
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Queen's Award winners Luminary Bakery are Creating Opportunities Through Entrepreneurship
Luminary Bakery is a community of strength and solace where women gather to be equipped, trained, and empowered in reaching their full potential.
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I’ve made my choice, so what’s yours?
The thought of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine was a little bit scary to begin with for Cygnet Healthcare's Raf Hamaiza. Like many others, he struggled to make sense of information pouring in from all directions. In this blog, he explains how he found clarity and peace of mind - for himself and his colleagues.
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Celebrations for Innovation winners, Nim’s Fruit Crisps, as they receive their Queen's Awards trophy
Queen's Award for Innovation winners 2020, Nim's Fruit Crisps, were delighted to receive their Queen's Awards trophy and Grant of Appointment scroll, from their local Lord Lieutenant and Deputy Lord Lieutenant.
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What’s happening with electronic signatures in the property market?
Electronic signatures have a major role to play in the future of land registration. We're working to ensure everyone can trust the security and usability of their signature, regardless of which platform they wish to use for signing.
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Fourth quarterly KPI data for 2020 to 2021 published
Public Health England (PHE) has published the fourth set of quarterly 2020 to 2021 key performance indicator (KPI) data for the NHS screening programmes.
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Shaping the future of Nature Recovery: Developing Local Nature Recovery Strategies
Local Nature Recovery Strategy Pilots Local Nature Recovery Strategies (LNRS) are a flagship measure in the Environment Bill. They are a new system of spatial strategies for nature which will plan, map, and help drive more coordinated, practical, focussed action …
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How Greggs prepared for the new Prepacked for Direct Sale (PPDS) food legislation
Claire Florey, Food Safety and Regulatory Affairs Manager at Greggs discusses the learnings from their preparation for the PPDS change and shares examples that might be of help to smaller businesses.