Action! Digital film-making through the lens of the policymaking cycle
...Deliver film produced a final edit uploaded the film to YouTube and embedded on the beta tool promoted the film on the DH intranet wrote this blog (my first!) will...
Job as product manager within the DH digital team
THIS VACANCY HAS NOW CLOSED We're looking to hire a product manager. It's a great opportunity to join the fast-moving Digital, Channel Strategy and Publishing team at the Department of Health. The job is open to civil servants only, and …
Should we digitise press office?
I did my best to answer this question at teacamp yesterday. Digitising press offices is a perennial subject for these kinds of gatherings. It's been a popular session at teacamp before, and is a regular subject for blogs by the government digerati. I …
New thresholds for digital spending controls
The Government Digital Service (GDS) has introduced a new spending control threshold of £100,000 for digital. For some specific areas of digital the threshold remains ZERO, including for websites, domain registration, mobile apps, digital transactions and ID assurance for the …
Comments and moderation policy
We encourage and welcome open, lively debate, but the decision to publish comments received via our sites remains at our discretion. The views expressed by any third parties are solely theirs and are not necessarily endorsed by the Department. Moderation …
Blogging guidance
Before reading this please refer to the official attributed digital content policy. What is a blog? A blog is a simple and informal personal online journal that allows readers to add their own comments. Standard characteristics, features and functions: Entries …
Official attributed content policy
1. The Department of Health supports staff who publish attributed official digital content, where it can help deliver policy and communications objectives. Context 2. There has been a massive growth in the social web in recent years – people are …
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 …
Do you know your sprout social from your topsy pro? (Job ad)
THIS VACANCY HAS NOW CLOSED We are looking to recruit a media evaluation officer (social media). The role is to work within the DH digital team, to help us develop the way we monitor and evaluate social media. It’s a …
Digital spending controls - what do they mean?
UPDATE: A new threshold of £100,000 for digital was introduced on 3 July 2013, with some exceptions. Read the letter from William Jordan, Director General at the Efficiency and Reform Group (ERG, Cabinet Office. All money spent on digital services …