All posts tagged "healthcare"

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  Five key debates: the best webinars of 2020

  When the world moved to home-working, so did GGF – bringing together civil service leaders from around the world for a series of webinars on aspects of the pandemic. Here,

  • Posted December 29, 2020
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  From reaction to reform: preparing health services for the next COVID challenge

  The pandemic has driven rapid reforms to healthcare as officials maintained service delivery while protecting patients and staff. But exhausted workforces now face new demands: at a GGF webinar, health

  • Posted December 15, 2020
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  Can better use of data help governments be more resilient?

  Experts at a recent webinar explored how countries have been affected differently by the pandemic. But there was one thing that could help them prepare better for future crises– accessibility

  • Posted November 26, 2020
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  COVID-19 contact tracing: the vital roles of people, knowledge and technology

  Tech can support efforts to manage the disease by automating cumbersome processes and improving the tracing workflow Let’s face it – contact tracing has always been difficult. First, its goal

  • Posted October 20, 2020
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  Take out the tedious: robotic automation in government

  Taking on routine, high-volume tasks, Robotic Process Automation can create huge time savings for both public servants and citizens. At a GGF webinar, experts from Finland, Romania, the USA and

  • Posted October 14, 2020
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  UK must learn lessons from poor pandemic response, says former Cabinet secretary

  Almost every country has suffered during the pandemic – but the UK has been particularly badly hit, with huge damage to people’s health, incomes and wellbeing. Matt Ross hears Lord

  • Posted September 28, 2020
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  The science of systems: an interview with Stephen Lucas, Canada’s health chief

  The pandemic has given scientists a key role in shaping policies; but scientific methods, says Health Canada deputy minister Stephen Lucas, are just as helpful in managing systems. The former

  • Posted September 22, 2020
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  Reset your economy: the power of green stimulus packages

  Around the world, governments are using stimulus packages to jump-start business growth. Catherine Early explores the potential of ‘green recovery’ investments, designed to reshape as well as rebuild national economies

  • Posted July 17, 2020
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  Remote working: caring for the health of public sector employees

  Remote working has traditionally been an under-utilised option for many public sector workers, something that was turned on its head when COVID-19 hit. Many administrative public sector services are now

  • Posted July 13, 2020
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  Canada expands online health services and launches COVID-19 supply council

  Canada’s prime minister Justin Trudeau has announced a CAN$240m (US$170m) investment in online health services to boost mental health and primary care platforms during the coronavirus pandemic. The PM has

  • Posted May 6, 2020
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