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Connecting: an Evolving experience

Posted by: ktreadwell, Posted on: 25 July 2016 - Categories: Uncategorized

I and two other colleagues recently had the chance to spend time at Evolve Housing + Support in East Croydon as part of the department’s connecting programme.

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Introducing the Healthy Start discovery

Posted by: Matt Harrington and John Cockburn, Posted on: 22 July 2016 - Categories: Capability, Services and products, User research

Hi, I’m Matt. I work in the Department of Health Digital team and my time is split between the NHS.UK Beta programme and the Healthy Start Scheme. On Healthy Start I’ll be offering support as a Product Manager. Hi, I’m …

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Gifted amateurs, experts and people who don’t flit around

Posted by: Stephen Hale, Posted on: 20 July 2016 - Categories: Capability, Strategy

I think we’re at our best when we’re at our most expert. It’s a sentiment shared by the outgoing minister for the Cabinet Office who said the other day that the days of the gifted amateur are over, advising civil …

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The digital team do it like this

Posted by: Stephen Hale, Posted on: 15 July 2016 - Categories: Strategy

Since the end of January I’ve been doing a slightly different job at the department, working on communications performance and improvement, alongside my work in the digital team. It’s a pragmatic arrangement for the department, enabling us to cover a …

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