At SPRINT 14 last week Francis Maude referenced the “splat the rat” game we’re playing with government websites. You shut one and another one appears. At DH we haven’t created any new websites for a long time, but it has …
...up a transition blog on the agency’s intranet site to keep colleagues informed to our progress. 3) The ‘big bang’ website Go Live may not always be the best approach....
...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...
On 11 December it's the first ever G8 dementia summit, in the final days of the UK's presidency. It's an event imbued with hope – the hope of anyone who has ever been affected by dementia or loved someone who …
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 …
When I talk to people about how they might approach writing an official blog, I always say they should make sure they're prepared to give enough of themself to make it interesting. People tend to read blogs because they are …
THIS VACANCY HAS NOW CLOSED We're hiring for a product manager to join the Digital team at the Department of Health. The job is advertised as an HEO grade with a salary of £29,992 to £37,316. View the role on the Civil …
THIS VACANCY HAS NOW CLOSED We are looking for 2 Digital Producers to join our fast moving Digital Content team here at the Department of Health. Are you interested in the web? Do you have good writing and editing skills? …
When you’re limited to 140 characters, can a twitter chat truly be an effective policy engagement tool? Based on my recent experience of a twitter chat with @wenurses, as part of our engagement around the proposed Vulnerable Older People’s Plan, …
Here at the Department of Health, we always need to be ready in case of a health emergency. For example, last year we published our strategy for how we would communicate if there is another flu pandemic. As a part …