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Category Archives: media
NHS needs new approach to consultation
Expect a spate of reorganisations and reconfigurations this week as the NHS unveils plans for that have been kept under wraps during election purdah. Implementing the changes won’t be easy though, especially with another election likely sooner rather than later and improvements are needed to the way the NHS approaches reconfiguration and to the rules governing consultations.
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New government comms roster
Interesting news this week that the Department for Children, Schools and Families is looking to set up a roster of creative agencies that all government departments can use, in parallel to the COI’s rosters. What is driving this move, and can it help improve efficiency? Read more ...
Safety first for Election 2010
Public sector bloggers are considering staying silent during election purdah. They shouldn’t need to, but as we enter the uncharted territory our first social media election it looks like ‘safety first’ might be a wise approach.
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The hardest word
2009 may go down as the year of the apology. PR people have long been advising those in the public spotlight be more forthcoming with apologies, so why haven’t the reputations of the contrite improved?
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Glass half full or empty?
With PR industry leaders predicting a year of growth in 2010, while public sector comms prepare for massive cuts in public spending, is the glass half full or half empty this Christmas?
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Glimmer of hope in Manchester gloom
The mood at Communicate 09, the national NHS comms conference, was pretty gloomy this week. Outside the old Victorian Palace Hotel in Manchester it was grey and damp; inside cold and dingy. What really brought the mood down was the collective awareness of the massive financial challenge facing public services in the coming year. But is there an opportunity for some good to come out of the challenges ahead? Read more ...
Measuring quality not quantity
With plans emerging to count the number of press releases issued by councils, could the experience of primary care trusts offer a better solution to the age-old problem of demonstrating communications effectiveness? Read more ...
What would Max do?
When faced with a media onslaught, is it enough to simply ask ‘What would Max Clifford do?’ as suggested by one health service commentator? Or is it more appropriate to have senior-level professional communications support in place before the proverbial hits the fan? Hmmm, I wonder.
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Trafigura: Has twitter come of age?
As oil giant Trafigura drops the gagging order covering its alleged environmental crimes in Africa the Twitterati claim ‘it was Twitter wot won it’. So has Twitter finally come of age? Or does recent research suggest it’s still not as important as its champions might think. Read more ...
Where do reforms leave NHS comms?