All posts tagged "mental health"

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  Health tourism demands coordinated action by governments, says Hong Kong’s health permanent secretary

  The emergence of ‘health tourism’ and international markets in surgical procedures present a major challenge to government health departments, Hong Kong’s outgoing permanent secretary for food and health has told

  • Posted July 25, 2016
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  Richard Yuen Ming-fai, Permanent Secretary for Food and Health (Health), Hong Kong: Exclusive Interview

  On the eve of his retirement, Hong Kong’s health permanent secretary tells Matt Ross how the territory is reforming its healthcare system to prepare for a future in which half

  • Posted July 25, 2016
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  Joint committee calls on Canada’s government to create centre of expertise on mental health

  Canada should create a centre of expertise on mental health, according to a joint committee of civil servants and public sector union representatives set up by the previous government. The

  • Posted June 10, 2016
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  ‘Leadership is about courage,’ says senior official who speaks out about battle with depression

  A senior civil servant whose team won an innovation award for its work in supporting workplace wellbeing has spoken of her struggle with depression and is urging other leaders to show

  • Posted June 2, 2016
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  Canada’s public service must do more to attract new talent, top official says

  Canada’s public service “must do better to bring in more young talent” to cope with a generational change currently underway in the organisation, the government’s most senior official has said.

  • Posted May 9, 2016
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  It doesn’t have to be this way: Dr. Nasser Siabi’s Vision

  Great Britain, says Nasser Siabi, is a global leader in tackling discrimination against disabled people. “The UK is years ahead of the rest of the world,” he says. “The inclusivity

  • Posted December 15, 2015
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  The civil service wants to reduce sickness absence and the bullying of disabled people. Here’s one solution

  In September, cabinet secretary Jeremy Heywood raised concerns about “the harassment and bullying data we get from our people survey from people with disabilities”, whilst last month’s Spending Review announced

  • Posted December 15, 2015
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  Canada’s Treasury Board president Scott Brison promises action plan on mental health by March 2016

  The minister responsible for Canada’s public service has pledged to publish an action plan by March next year setting out how the government will implement the recommendations by a joint

  • Posted December 7, 2015
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  Former UK cabinet secretary joins ‘cross-society campaign’ on mental health

  Former UK cabinet secretary Lord O’Donnell has joined a call for increased investment in mental health services, ahead of a key government announcement on strategic spending priorities. O’Donnell who retired

  • Posted November 4, 2015
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  Janice Charette, Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet, Government of Canada: Exclusive Interview

  Janice Charette has held the top civil service post in Canada for more than nine months now. She tells Global Government Forum what she would like to achieve by 2020

  • Posted July 21, 2015
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