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A simpler and better digital presence

Posted by: Stephen Hale, Posted on: 1 April 2011 - Categories: Capability, Content, Engagement

We need to change the way we create, publish and manage digital content in the Department of Health. We need to do it now. There are a few reasons why: The Department of Health is changing. We'll soon be responsible …

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How can the web help deliver health and care reform?

Posted by: Stephen Hale, Posted on: 19 January 2011 - Categories: Content, Services and products

The Prime Minister said the other day that with new demands on healthcare, we can't afford not to modernise the way we do it. The work that he was talking about - the reform of public health, adult social care, and the National …

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13 measures of success for government digital teams

Posted by: Stephen Hale, Posted on: 9 December 2010 - Categories: Capability, Content, Engagement, Services and products, Strategy

I mentioned that I wanted the DH digital communication team to aspire to run the most effective digital communication operation in government. It's a nice ambition, but it's pretty meaningless unless we can find ways to rate our performance. We ran a …

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Digital health – what's that then?

Posted by: Stephen Hale, Posted on: 10 November 2010 - Categories: Capability, Content, Engagement, Services and products

The challenge is fairly straightforward: how can we use digital tools and techniques and internet culture to help deliver the objectives of the Department of Health? I joined the Department in August, and I've been on a crash course since …

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