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What we blogged about in June and July 2021
Our round-up of the Public Health England (PHE) screening blog posts published in June and July 2021.
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How we identify and mitigate single-points-of-failure (SPOF)
Do you get cold sweats brought on by the thought of losing one particular person from your team? Well, read on. Confession: I don’t like the title of this blog post. Single-points-of-failure (SPOFs) are the people who have worked relentlessly …
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The night sky in August
If you’ve been thinking about trying a night of star-gazing, August is the perfect month to try.
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New pathway for premature babies ahead of launch of NHS SCID screening evaluation in England
An evaluation is due to start on 6 September 2021 into screening babies for severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) in England. This article explains about a separate pathway for premature babies which have been screened for SCID as part of the evaluation.
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COVID’s Impact on Grief
As lockdown eases, life slowly returns to normal but for those bereaved, COVID has wreaked a devastating impact. Part 4 in our Bereavement and Loss series by Adam Land. Death during normal times is tough to cope with, however, during …
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Tests and trials: the latest evidence
We recently published the latest evidence report which pulls together our findings from tests and trials. The report gives an overview of everything we’ve learnt across our 78 tests and trials over the last 6 months. In this post, I’d like to share a summary.
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What are the benefits of learning Latin and Mandarin in school?
Learning a language has so many benefits. Whether it’s learning about a new culture or history, improving your memory or your performance across other academic areas.
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Coverage of the Animal Sentience Committee
In today’s blog, we look at the Mail on Sunday’s coverage of our Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill and proposed amendments
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A chance to catch up on some of our recent events
Catch up on recent CS Local events you may have missed by joining our repeat broadcasts of our sessions on Benenden Health, Commsave Credit Union, National Crime Agency and the Youth Justice Board.
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Funding boost for farmers to tackle water pollution
There is media coverage in the Times and Daily Express today (2 August) on the government’s expansion of the popular Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) programme to cover every farm in England. The programme – which is a partnership between Defra, …
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The world of football comes to the Insolvency Service
I’m Alison and I’m a Senior Examiner and Deputy Official Receiver here at the Insolvency Service. My team is in the Public Interest Unit, which is part of Official Receiver Services. The Public Interest Unit conducts the high profile, complex, …
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Building an open and inclusive NHS workplace
As an institution founded on the principle of equality, it’s so important that we practice what we preach and make sure that the NHS is an inclusive place of work, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care writes.
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Three (of many) challenges for becoming a digitally transformed British Army
THEIA, the Army’s digital transformation programme, has grown in scope and ambition since I wrote my last Defence Digital blog post. As the Army seeks to continually develop and evolve, I’d like to explore three of the most challenging aspects …
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More than half a million functional skills qualifications taken despite pandemic
Awarding organisations, colleges, training providers, schools and employers have been working hard to offer functional skills assessments that are safe and convenient for learners throughout the pandemic. This is incredibly important for learners hoping to complete an apprenticeship or progress …
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Online Media Literacy: why public libraries are the perfect partners
Read about the role that libraries will have in the Online Media Literacy Strategy
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New regulations mean lift-off for UK spaceflight
Every sector, from planes to trains to automobiles, is governed by an evolving set of laws and regulations within which it can grow safely, create commercial opportunities for investors and deliver better public services while keeping the environment safe as …
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Customers join new Business Gateway Community to have their say on development
Our product developers are working with our Business Gateway Community members to make the registration process as fast and easy as possible.
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Neurodiversity and the criminal justice system
How are neurodivergent offenders supported through the criminal justice system? Probation officer Laura explains.
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Joining up the journey for fresh produce exporters
Exports Delivery Lead Neil Johnson explains how, during the last year, a team in Defra’s Digital Data and Technology Services Major Projects function has been working alongside colleagues in the Animal and Plant Health Agency to build a new digital service that will help exporters apply for phytosanitary certificates and shortly, where required, Certificates of Conformity.
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What I learned when I moved from content design to technical writing
Mark Green, a lead technical writer at the Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO), discusses the similarities and differences between technical writing and content design.
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25 years on: how the UK NSC has transformed screening for the better
The UK National Screening Committee is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Dr Angela Raffle looks back at its creation and how it has transformed screening for the better.
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25 years on: how the UK NSC has transformed screening for the better
The UK National Screening Committee is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Dr Angela Raffle looks back at its creation and how it has transformed screening for the better.
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Podcast: Building Europe’s biggest payment system
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for paying out around £190 billion each year in benefit, pension and social fund payments. It’s crucial that our payments system ensures money is delivered on time in the form that …
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More than 1,000 flood schemes to benefit from record investment
In today's blog we look at coverage of the Government’s announcement to invest £860 million in 1,000 flood defence schemes.
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IP matters...to Love Island
Love it or hate it, Love Island has become one of the UK’s most watched shows, with 5.9 million viewers in 2020. This year, “the most commercialised show on British television” allegedly netted more than £12 million in revenues. Find out how much of the show's spin-off success is based on brands commercialising their intellectual property.
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Building our vision for government technology scanning
The Government Office for Science’s (GOS) emerging technologies (EmTech) team is growing, and we’ve developed a whole range of capabilities to tell you about. If you work in EmTech, we want to hear your ideas and explore ways that we can …
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The roadmap towards our mission
A couple of months ago I wrote about the MoJ Digital & Technology mission for this year. We have now completed the first quarter of the year (already!), and I thought I’d share just some of the great progress we’ve …
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Coverage of Green Recovery Challenge Fund second awarding round
There has been coverage of the awarding of the second round of funding for the Green Recovery Challenge Fund in PA, the Daily Express, Sky News’ the Daily Climate Show (at 09:20), the Evening Standard, BBC Radio Shropshire, Yorkshire Post, …
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Earth Overshoot Day - #MovetheDate
Earth Overshoot Day was first launched in 2006. Here Van Griffiths, the Environment Agency’s deputy director for Sustainable Business, talks about the 2021 results and what we can do to #MovetheDate. I became aware of Earth Overshoot Day when the …
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Combatting the illegal export of construction and demolition waste plastic film and wrap
The EA’s Illegal Waste Exports Team (IWE) have identified an emerging issue in the illegal export of highly contaminated plastic film and wrap from the construction and demolition (C&D) sector. Following Intelligence led targeting, an increasing number of shipments of …
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Science behind the samples
Laboratory scientist, Sean, takes us through the science behind bathing water monitoring.
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What's the Context? Signature of the Atlantic Charter, 14 August 1941
The principles set out in the Atlantic Charter eighty years ago remain key to the global vision shared by the UK and US. But its terms also contained the roots of international tensions that persist today: for example in relation …
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When the Wall went up: Britain and the Berlin Crisis, 1961
Sixty years ago simmering Cold-War tensions were dramatically brought to a head in Berlin. A new volume of documents from the FCDO Historians tells how Britain responded to the crisis brought about by the construction of the Berlin Wall. In the …
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Building and improving the Child Arrangements Service
The User Centred Policy Design ( UCPD) Cross Justice Delivery team said goodbye to the Child Arrangements Service at the end of March, and handed the service over to its new home in Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS). …
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GSE Opportunities : HSE Senior Regulatory Scientists
HSE is currently hiring Senior Regulatory Scientists to support the UK’s transition from the EU. With a world-class reputation for safeguarding the health and safety of people at work, HSE is adapting and evolving to meet the new challenges ahead. …
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Personalisation: how we put the user at the heart of our content on great.gov.uk
How we have approached our first steps towards tailoring content to user needs
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Integrated Screening Outcomes Surveillance Service (ISOSS) reports published
We are pleased to announce the publication of the first annual ISOSS report, and a one-off retrospective report into congenital syphilis.
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WRES stories: less talking, more action
Kent County Council colleagues are really excited to be part of the workplace race equality standard (WRES). They believe it can lead to greater representation of people from different ethnic backgrounds in leadership positions, and, more broadly, enhance career development opportunities at all levels.
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Read-iscover Summer: Celebrating Reading Week
As we Rediscover Summer, we celebrate Reading Week from 26 July to 1 August. From reading your favourite books to visiting the places that inspired them, where will reading take you this summer?
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Coverage of Eurasian Curlews released on the Sandringham Estate
In today's blog we look at coverage of the release of a clutch of rare Eurasian curlew chicks at the Sandringham Estate, attended by HRH The Prince of Wales and Natural England Chair Tony Juniper.