I was lucky enough to be offered a place on the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) digital academy Product Owner course a couple of weeks ago over at Leeds One. This post is about what I experienced on the …
Email doesn’t seem to be many people’s priority these days. And I understand why, it can feel like an outdated channel of communication compared with the all-singing, all-dancing opportunities of snapchat or Facebook chatbots.
My time at the Department of Health will shortly be ending. I leave proud to have worked with such an impressive team - this blog highlights some of their achievements, from generating the highest number of visits ever to a …
Digital has huge potential to transform the health and care system by improving services, supporting new models of care and enabling a more efficient use of resources that allows more time to be spent on those most in need. The …
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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
We’ve been doing some more work on our intranet. Here's a rundown of our latest release and some final thoughts on what I've learnt working on this product. Why take a digital approach to an intranet? I’ve said in previous posts …
The panel would like to thank the service team for their time, the amount of effort which clearly went into the assessment and congratulate them on passing. Thanks to colleagues from NHS Blood & Transplant for joining DH on the …