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Easy guide for Down’s syndrome, Edwards’ syndrome and Patau’s syndrome screening updated thanks to expert users
Updated easy guide published that explains NHS screening for Down’s syndrome, Edwards’ syndrome and Patau’s syndrome, including information about non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT).
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Putting disability at the heart of everything we do
The National Disability Strategy aims to improve disabled people’s everyday lives. Learn more about the Civil Service’s commitment to support disabled civil servants to thrive at work. Today the Government has published the National Disability Strategy, which aims to tackle …
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Rights and Perceptions: National Disability Strategy explained
We have published the Government’s National Disability Strategy. Over one in five people in the UK are disabled. 'What does disability mean to me? The usual connotations - I find it harder to do certain things than others would. I …
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Jobs: National Disability Strategy explained
We have published the Government’s National Disability Strategy. Over one in five people in the UK are disabled. 'What does disability mean to me? The usual connotations - I find it harder to do certain things than others would. I …
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Home: National Disability Strategy explained
We have published the Government’s National Disability Strategy. Over one in five people in the UK are disabled. 'What does disability mean to me? The usual connotations - I find it harder to do certain things than others would. I …
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Transport: National Disability Strategy explained
We have published the Government’s National Disability Strategy. Over one in five people in the UK are disabled. 'What does disability mean to me? The usual connotations - I find it harder to do certain things than others would. I …
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Public services: National Disability Strategy explained
We have published the Government’s National Disability Strategy. Over one in five people in the UK are disabled. 'What does disability mean to me? The usual connotations - I find it harder to do certain things than others would. I …
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Shopping: National Disability Strategy explained
We have published the Government’s National Disability Strategy. Over one in five people in the UK are disabled. 'What does disability mean to me? The usual connotations - I find it harder to do certain things than others would. I …
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Leisure: National Disability Strategy explained
We have published the Government’s National Disability Strategy. Over one in five people in the UK are disabled. 'What does disability mean to me? The usual connotations - I find it harder to do certain things than others would. I …
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Education: National Disability Strategy explained
We have published the Government’s National Disability Strategy. Over one in five people in the UK are disabled. 'What does disability mean to me? The usual connotations - I find it harder to do certain things than others would. I …
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The launch of the National Disability Strategy
Today we are launching our National Disability Strategy – a cross-government effort to transform disabled people’s everyday lives. The strategy will build on progress made over the last 25 years since the Disability Discrimination Act. It will make the United Kingdom …
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Monitoring the impact of climate change: The Global Ocean Wildlife Analysis Network and British Antarctic Territory
In the latest of our blog series on the Global Ocean Wildlife Analysis Network, we hear from Simon Morley at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) about what this project means for the British Antarctic Territory (BAT). Simon Morley, British Antarctic …
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Reforming the Better Regulation Framework
RPC Chair Stephen Gibson comments on reforming the Framework for Better Regulation.
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GSE Opportunities : Defence Nuclear Safety Committee Roles ×2
The Defence Nuclear Safety Committee (DNSC) is the primary source of independent advice to the Secretary of State for Defence on nuclear safety issues associated with the Defence Nuclear Programmes. It is an advisory non-departmental public body sponsored by the …
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Taking a step forward
New roles will ensure that farmers are able to access more advice and guidance, as well as being better placed to benefit from future funding opportunities as new schemes and sustainable incentives for farm businesses are rolled out.
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Times reporting on biodiversity net gain
There has been coverage in the Times today on biodiversity net gain and claims by scientists that habitat protections in the Environment Bill are insufficient and developers will be able to manipulate the process. It is also claimed that recently …
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Homes not hospitals
It’s been ten years since BBC Panorama exposed the Winterbourne View scandal. At the British Association of Social Workers (BASW England), Liz Howard explains how they are taking action to make sure human rights abuses suffered by people with learning disabilities and autistic people are never forgotten. Homes not hospitals is a central part of their campaign.
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Time-saving tips to speed up your applications
We know that delays cause frustrations for everyone. In order to speed up the time to process applications and reduce delays, we’ve collated some top tips for our customers.
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Activating our human firewall during Covid and beyond
My name is Dawn Carrington, and I am Security Culture Change Lead in the Digital and Technology team. For as long as I can remember I’ve wanted to do work that makes a positive impact in people’s lives. At the …
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How we can continue to protect ourselves, each other and reduce the spread of COVID-19
Most COVID-19 restrictions have now been lifted. However, the pandemic is far from over, and it is crucial that we move forward with caution to protect ourselves, each other and especially the most vulnerable in our society.
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Staying safe on the Defence estate this summer
The summer holidays are here and with lockdown restrictions easing many of you may look to explore the Defence training estate with your family and friends.
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The Environmental Land Management Engagement Group
Environmental land management needs to deliver for farmers, foresters and land managers. Because it’s a big and complex area, it’s tempting to consider these groups of people separately, but for our policies and schemes to truly work, we need to bring these groups together. In this post, I'll explain how we're doing that.
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GSE Opportunities : SEO Lead Energy and Products Engineer ×2
The Office of Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) are recruiting 2× SEO Lead Construction and Standards Engineer in the Testing Strategy team delivers across the whole portfolio of OPSS regulatory and testing requirements. The team holds responsibility for the testing …
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NHS antenatal screening standards data report 2019 to 2020 published
We are pleased to publish our third NHS antenatal screening standards data report.
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Managing worries around results day – some strategies that might help
When we talk about worry around exams, we often focus on the exams themselves, or the process of revision and can forget that waiting to receive your results and results day itself can be just as worrying. This may be …
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Power of Collective Wisdom!
More than 5,000 civil servants were hungry to learn why ‘Knowledge is Power’ at this summer's Civil Service Live. Philip Humphries explains how the the Knowledge and Information Management profession can help all civil servants best manage their knowledge and …
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Disability and Access Ambassador blog - on the role of being a public servant in the financial sector
As the inaugural Disability and Access Ambassador for the Insurance sector, I was able to make significant changes across the industry for disabled people. I welcomed both the opportunity and platform that the public appointment gave me to raise awareness, …
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Red tape cut for wine imports to save British wine lovers £130m a year
There has been substantial coverage in the Sun on Sunday, Financial Times, Bloomberg, The I, Daily Express, The Daily Telegraph, The Grocer and multiple others, reporting that Ministers have pledged to cut red tape for British wine importers.
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Improving our appeals service: Working wider
Stephen Read explains how we have developed the new Appeals service to look at the planning appeal journey and the work we are doing to link up with other projects in the wider planning sector. He also invites planning agents who make planning appeals on behalf of clients to help with our user research.
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Sun, sea and samples
Lucy takes us through a day in the life of a bathing water sampler #WaterWarrior
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Participatory Futures: Integrating Public Voices in Futures Thinking
Public voices are increasingly being integrated into government’s foresight processes. This was one of the findings from GO-Science’s recent report with the School of International Futures, Features of effective systemic foresight in governments globally. Participatory Futures enables this integration and …
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From Fossil Fuels to Clean and Green
The story so far! How £1bn government funding is transforming public buildings on the way to the UK’s goal of net zero ready. Across the UK work is underway to improve hundreds of buildings at the heart of our communities, …
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Rediscover Reading this summer with your local library
Caroline Dinenage MP, Minister for Digital and Culture marks the start of Reading Week for Rediscover Summer
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Podcast: Technologists at GDS
Himal Mandalia and Louise Ryan join Louise Harris on this month’s podcast to chat about the breadth and depth of what technologists do at GDS.
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Too good to be true? How to play your part in protecting the UK medicines supply chain (updated)
The MHRA is inviting you to attend a free webinar as part of its commitment to providing guidance to industry and supporting stakeholders to prevent falsified medicines entering the legal supply chain.
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In-form-ed consent
We have devised the new form RXC to use when a consent or a certificate is needed to comply with a restriction in the register. Use of the form is optional but has the advantage of ensuring consents and certificates are correct first time.
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New image review tool for ultrasound practitioners
An image review tool has been developed to help the screening support sonographer working in antenatal screening to review ultrasound images of nuchal translucency and crown rump length.
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What's next?
We’re over half way through 2021 and there is a lot of activity going on across the RPA, as we work on current and new schemes, processing applications and agreements and preparing payments. 31 May 2021 saw the final date …
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Food industry Covid testing rolled out to support sector
In today’s blog, we look at new targeted testing measures for certain workplaces in the food and drink industry.
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Passing the ‘GDS test’ feels like such an achievement
Two members of the Digital delivery team responsible for Defra’s flagship Get a Fishing Licence service reflect on their recent experience of navigating the final stage of the Government Digital Service accreditation process, moving the service from Public Beta to Live.