Being a real person on twitter
Two years is a long time in the digital world. So when I came to work in the Department of Health (DH) digital team after a career break of 2 years, I felt like I had a lot of catching …
How we are informing our colleagues about GOV.UK
As part of our preparations for the move to GOV.UK, in the Channel Strategy team we have been making our way round to see our DH Communications colleagues to inform them about GOV.UK and what this will mean for them. …
My dad, a denki puzzle, and my hopes for the GOV.UK publishing tool
My dad runs the website for the DH Lawrence Society. It's a wordpress.com site, so I gave him some instructions that he could refer to when adding new content. They read like this: Go to www.wordpress.com/wp-admin Click on "Add post" …
Digital health - guidance and best practice for the health and care system
If you haven't already, you should take a look at our Digital Health site. It's not new, or a new idea, but it has been getting a bit of extra love recently. Alice, our head of channel strategy, has posted a …
Out with the old and in with the new - how we're preparing for GOV.UK
In April 2013, GOV.UK will replace all central government corporate websites, becoming the single place to find information about what the government is doing. For the first time, government information and services will be presented in a way that puts …
Infographics - what we've learnt so far
As a digital team, the tools available to us for communicating our messages are ever expanding and we sometimes need to take a step back and think about what is the most useful approach, rather than the most innovative. One …
Wondering why we don't all do more with sound
I listen to a lot of podcasts. I can't get enough of them. I listen to essays, podcasts about sport and science, slick radio shows, and podcasts recorded on a kitchen table. My habit started, I think, giggling to myself on …
Rachel Neaman talks about our 'digital first' approach to health and care
In this video filmed by the Government Digital Service, Rachel Neaman describes her role as Digital Leader for the Department of Health. Rachel, the Deputy Director for Digital, channel strategy and publishing at DH, explains why within the health and …
A basic guide to filming, editing and sharing videos
...end of the clip Editing Essential free software: Windows Movie Maker (For editing your videos) (Should be bundled with Windows XP, but can be downloaded separately) Prism Convertor (for converting...
What a difference a year makes - reviewing the use of mobile devices
In September 2011 mobiles and tablets accounted for just 1.51% of all visits to the DH website. In September 2012 this has increased to 7.9% - that's 11,820 visits last week via a mobile device compared to 927 a week …