Exploring practical ways of helping people overcome social isolation
whg Housing are about to trial a ‘kit’, developed with service design students at the Royal College of Art, to help tenants connect with their community...Read more
Digital could reduce medicines errors where people are cared for at home
There were 500,000 errors in medicines administration reported to regulator CQC by registered care providers in 2015-19, some resulting in serious injury and even death....Read more
Why Smart Leeds is about connectivity as much as ‘Govtech’
Stephen Blackburn, Data and Innovation Manager at Leeds City Council on participation in the GovTech Catalyst and the importance of 100% Digital Leeds...Read more
Public services ahead of business when it comes to service design
Professor Clive Grinyer, head of service design at the Royal College of Art on collaborations with Cabinet Office, MoJ and local authorities...Read more
Councils need to beware of fraud in distributing £30bn to SMEs says Cifas
The organisation behind the national Fighting Fraud and Corruption Locally Strategy sets out threats and counter measures...Read more
Covid-19 turns waste collection upside down prompting innovative response
Businesses made idle by closure of commercial premises are being enabled to support hard-pressed domestic collections ...Read more
