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Editor’s choice of ICT items of note:

UK and allies expose Snake malware threat from Russian cyber actors

£70 million award to transform potential of UK health data

New resources from Internet Matters

Major broadband upgrade will benefit 12,000 Shropshire homes and businesses

 

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It’s just a tick-box, isn’t it? At Serco, it’s at the heart of everything we do, which includes our people.

As an accredited equal opportunity employer and Disability Confident Leader, we empower our people and give them the skills to deliver public services which benefit local communities.

Did you know?

  • 2,600+ colleagues trained in continuous improvement
  • 1,400+ graduate programme applicants in 2022
  • 500+ colleagues on apprenticeship schemes
  • 7,900+ colleagues with 10+ years’ service

Want to know more? Find out how we’re striving to make a difference every day.

 
Editor’s choice of Health, Social Care & Homelessness related items of note:

Horizon Scanning reports provide essential international learning to benefit health in Wales

New plan to make it easier for patients to see their GP

Hundreds of children with type 2 diabetes to be offered choice of two life changing technologies

NHS cuts longest waits and speeds-up response times

Health and Social Care Secretary statement on the Primary Care Recovery Plan

International collaborations on health bring mutual benefits for all

Online GP registrations reach 240,000 as new digital NHS service grows

Patients to benefit from faster, more convenient care, under major new GP access recovery plan

The King's Fund responds to the latest NHS performance stats

NHS Confederation responds to the latest NHS performance statistics

 
Editor’s choice of Business / Commercial items of note:

North Sea ‘treasure map’ to grow the economy and unleash the UK’s carbon capture and storage industry

UK economy boosted by £1.4 billion as longer lorries roll out on roads

Regulator investigates charity funding orphanage in Bangladesh

Community groups need your vote to win share of over £4 million in National Lottery funding

Fundraise for the NSPCC this Childhood Day

The King's Fund responds to the primary care plan

Funding for life-saving vaccine research in Zambia

Funding boost to support young people into planning careers

More cash to rescue Scottish community assets through UK fund

 
Editor’s choice of Policy & General items of note:

Regulator announces inquiry into London-based educational charity

Student support

Why everyone is a project manager now

Former government minister jailed for making and distributing indecent images of children

Driver who smuggled children bolted inside hidden van hatch jailed

More help for more families

Security minister travels to Kenya to agree new partnership

Second stage of major Norfolk flood defence project completed

In Conversation With Jenny Robins

Ofwat seeks powers to drive higher standards in customer service across water sector

Magnox awards £53m clean-up contracts
 
SME Supplier Locator update...

With the officially stated target and ongoing drive for SME’s to receive £1 of every £3 spent on government contracts, UK public sector spend with SME’s is continually on the increase.

Against this ambitious backdrop, the WiredGov Supplier Locator service has been developed specifically to embrace the SME Agenda and provide the ideal platform for SME’s to promote their services, solutions, accreditation and success stories directly to our ever increasing audience across all government and public sector verticals and Tier 1 suppliers.

Recent arrivals to the SME Supplier Locator service include:

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