How we decide what to do
Last March, at the end of the reporting cycle for our 2013/14 digital strategy, we ran a little exercise to review how it had all gone.
Strategy
Digital strategy.
Guest blog: Keeping stakeholders happy while putting user needs first
...people in PHE using our intranet and by presenting to as many people as we can find, in person and on webcasts. We are creating assets that we can re-use...
Guest blog: How to rationalise legacy websites
...make a shortlist Make sure you prioritise the user needs over what’s technically possible, and your organisations’ goals Learning and improving If I were to do this transition again,...
What makes a digital civil servant?
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Jason Caplin, Posted on:
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Capability, Engagement, Jobs, Policymaking, Strategy
...working alongside Civil Service Learning and DH’s own learning and development team to develop a programme of informal professional development. This won’t look like a traditional course. For instance, we’ve...
Digital teams, end-to-end communication, and the digital communications capability review
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Stephen Hale, Posted on:
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Capability, Content, Engagement, Policymaking, Strategy
I was the only member of my first government digital communications team. I was a Website Manager, and managing a website was the limit of my responsibilities. Digital communication teams have got a bit bigger, and have become responsible for …
Explaining our work in pictures, captions and thought bubbles
I grew up reading Tiger and Roy of the Rovers so when I noticed Susy mucking about with Stripgenerator I couldn't resist having a go. And then when I needed a slide to explain the work we're doing to develop …
What does the DH digital strategy mean for policymaking?
The Department of Health’s digital strategy was published in December 2012. The strategy describes how staff will develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to make use of digital techniques to help develop better policy. The strategy commits the department to …
Use of third party digital tools
Summary In line with Civil Service Reform and wider government policy, the Department of Health encourages its staff to use internet tools that aid productivity or provide useful functionality. But staff should be aware that tools provided by third parties …
The DH digital strategy
We've just published our digital strategy. It sets out how the Department of Health will give its staff the knowledge, skills, tools and confidence to embrace digital in an increasingly digital world. It's been quite a task to produce it and …
Digital by default requires a concerted culture change
This article by Rachel Neaman, the DH digital leader, originally appeared on the Guardian's Public Leaders Network: Government is not just about large-scale services. What does going digital mean for departments that focus instead on policy making or administration? My own …