Blog Archives

Just another day!

I really enjoyed reading this blog from Heather Currie on the Dumfries and Galloway Health Blog. Heather reflects on some of her own patient experiences, recalling specific details about the care she received, the way she was spoken to by

Tagged with: , , , , , , , ,
Posted in health, health services, ideas/innovation, leadership, patient care, public sector, working practices

The Wales Audit Office and Co-production

A very interesting post this week from Good Practice Exchange at the Wales Audit Office looking at co-production within Welsh government. The theme of co-production is inextricably linked to performance and finance – targeting resources where they can be used most effectively. The

Tagged with: , , , , , ,
Posted in democracy, finance, ideas/innovation, leadership, local government, national government, politics, public sector, working practices

Communicating, Culture, Holidays and #nhsscot14

Listen to the Weekly Summary in Welsh below, or read on for the English! This is the first week I’ve covered Weekly Blog Club in quite some time, and what a week it was! We had 13 great blogs that are well

Tagged with: , , , , , , ,
Posted in #WeeklyBlogClub summary, blogging, communicating, cultural heritage, culture, digital technology, health, health services, holiday, ideas/innovation, learning, local government, MOOC, patient care, photography, public relations, public relations, public sector, Third sector, training, visual arts, wifi

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and Brecon Beacons Hillwalking

If you’re traipsing up one of the highest mountains in Wales, what are your priorities? Food? Shelter? Or WiFi? Chris looks at an updated version of Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs, which went viral a while back. When training for the

Tagged with: , , , ,
Posted in ideas/innovation, learning, wifi

Apprentice-Ship Hub

We’re delighted to be able to share an update from Samuel-James Wilson, a regular blogger before a trip to the Australian outback and lack of internet got in the way. In this post Samuel-James tells us about his latest project

Tagged with: , , , , ,
Posted in Business, good causes, ideas/innovation, industry, learning, setting goals

Drones – opportunity or threat?

I always enjoy reading blogs from Mark Braggins as he tends to introduce me to something new in the technology world, and I learn loads for reading them. This blog is no different as Mark discusses the possible opportunities and

Tagged with: , , , ,
Posted in data, digital technology, emergency planning, ideas/innovation, unconferences

Shotgun wedding

After larking about in the countryside dressed in tweed, shooting at clay pigeons, Ross Wigham reflects on a time when some PR campaigns might have taken a scatter gun approach to hitting the target but now, with reduced budgets and

Tagged with: , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in budget cuts, communicating, data, digital technology, ideas/innovation, journalism, local government, media, public relations, public sector, social media, working practices

The future, revealing selves, and the NHS Hack Day

Thanks very much to the fabulous Kate Bentham for looking after Weekly Blog Club in Week 3 and writing a great summary for it. Thank goodness she covered Week 3 and not Week 4. I would have felt a bit

Tagged with: , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in #WeeklyBlogClub summary, blogging, conferences, digital technology, disability, health, health services, ideas/innovation, medical practice, music, patient care, public relations, social media, unconferences, working practices

Webinars and cloud: breaking new ground

The Good Practice Exchange at the Wales Audit Office blog this week on a webinar they hosted looked at cloud computing. This webinar made a change from the seminars they have hosted previously and the blog offers a useful evaluation

Tagged with: , , , , ,
Posted in communicating, conferences, digital technology, ideas/innovation, local government, public sector, social media, special events, working practices

Fighting talk, scrutiny, Spinal Tap, and the odd zombie

The themes that emerged in Week 50 included the importance of being local (heritage and networks), scrutiny, communicating in better ways, and how to do things. Mark Braggins started the week by looking at some of the images of his

Tagged with: , , , , , , , ,
Posted in #WeeklyBlogClub summary, charitable trusts, communicating, communities, democracy, digital technology, fine art, galleries, health, health services, ideas/innovation, leadership, learning, local government, medical practice, national government, patient care, public relations, public sector, public spaces, schools, setting goals, social media, society, teaching, training, working practices
Categories