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...
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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 up to do....
View ArticleGOV.UK – no health but still quite exciting
GOV.UK was switched on for real earlier today. It’s some achievement, and the team at the Government Digital Service deserve all the praise they get. It’s a bigger deal for other bits of government...
View ArticleUsing Pinterest to share evaluation
DH Pinterest page for dementia social media stats Since joining DH, I’ve been looking at what new social media channels will be useful to the department. I’ve been keen not to just use something new...
View Article5 open policymaking examples
I’ve been enjoying reading all the posts about open policymaking over on the Demsoc blog. We’ve thought quite a lot about digital engagement at the Department of Health, and how we can use tools and...
View ArticleSo how is GOV.UK being received at DH?
After a few months of increasing our communications to DH colleagues about the move to GOV.UK (which we talked about in an earlier blog), we thought we’d share the feedback we’ve been getting. In...
View ArticleExplaining accessibility through a jam jar
When I mention accessibility in relation to digital communications, most people ask “what does that mean?” or “what do I need to do?” I explain that we need to make a product or a service available to...
View ArticleTesting our response to a social media crisis
Last week a group of DH staff took part in the social simulator organised by Steph Grey from Helpful technology The idea was to test how we reacted in a crisis, and ready us to be able to respond well...
View ArticleHow the CQC is helping people find good care
We work closely with our Arms Length Bodies (ALBs) and are encouraging them to share their examples of using digital tools and techniques. In this post, Ingrid from CQC tells us how they are improving...
View ArticleJust 10 weeks to go until DH moves to GOV.UK
The countdown has begun. There are now just 10 weeks to go until we switch off www.dh.gov.uk and move over to the single government website GOV.UK. Our scheduled go-live date is Tuesday 26 March and...
View ArticleHow 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...
View ArticleBeing 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 up to do....
View ArticleGOV.UK – no health but still quite exciting
GOV.UK was switched on for real earlier today. It’s some achievement, and the team at the Government Digital Service deserve all the praise they get. It’s a bigger deal for other bits of government...
View ArticleUsing Pinterest to share evaluation
DH Pinterest page for dementia social media stats Since joining DH, I’ve been looking at what new social media channels will be useful to the department. I’ve been keen not to just use something new...
View Article5 open policymaking examples
I’ve been enjoying reading all the posts about open policymaking over on the Demsoc blog. We’ve thought quite a lot about digital engagement at the Department of Health, and how we can use tools and...
View ArticleSo how is GOV.UK being received at DH?
After a few months of increasing our communications to DH colleagues about the move to GOV.UK (which we talked about in an earlier blog), we thought we’d share the feedback we’ve been getting. In...
View ArticleExplaining accessibility through a jam jar
When I mention accessibility in relation to digital communications, most people ask “what does that mean?” or “what do I need to do?” I explain that we need to make a product or a service available to...
View ArticleTesting our response to a social media crisis
Last week a group of DH staff took part in the social simulator organised by Steph Grey from Helpful technology The idea was to test how we reacted in a crisis, and ready us to be able to respond well...
View ArticleHow the CQC is helping people find good care
We work closely with our Arms Length Bodies (ALBs) and are encouraging them to share their examples of using digital tools and techniques. In this post, Ingrid from CQC tells us how they are improving...
View ArticleJust 10 weeks to go until DH moves to GOV.UK
The countdown has begun. There are now just 10 weeks to go until we switch off www.dh.gov.uk and move over to the single government website GOV.UK. Our scheduled go-live date is Tuesday 26 March and...
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