Guest blog: Moving to GOV.UK – the MHRA experience so far
...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....
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...
Delivering a digital G8 summit
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 …
Digital teams, end-to-end communication, and the digital communications capability review
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Stephen Hale, Posted on:
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Categories:
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 …
A wonky gene and the web: triennial update
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 …
Join the DH Digital team as product manager
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 …
Job: Digital producers wanted
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? …
Are twitter chats really effective?
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, …
How do you use social media in a crisis?
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 …
My Kafkaesque apps nightmare
Over the last few months we’ve been inundated with freedom of information (FOI) requests and enquiries about native mobile applications and medical devices. To head-off some of this correspondence I’ve been meaning to write this blog post for a while, …