Category: Health & Social Care

Three Development Areas for Successful Leadership
Being a leader and a manager is one of the most rewarding, yet tough, jobs that you can do. You…

Creating Better Adult Social Care Services
With an ageing population, the number of people living with complex, chronic or multiple conditions is increasing. Put simply, people…

Want Cost-Effective and Tailored Training? Go In-House
Did you know that Understanding ModernGov can deliver bespoke tailored training courses on-site at your organisation? As well as our…

Working Together to Safeguard Children
Last year, there were over 58,000 children in the UK identified as needing protection from abuse. This distressing statistic is…

What are the Challenges of Reducing Homelessness?
Roger Barton | Homelessness & Tenancy Fraud Expert Ahead of our upcoming Identifying and Reducing Homelessness course on 30th January 2018,…

You Only Die Once – So how can we provide higher quality end of life care?
Well, here’s the bad news; you are going to die. And so am I. So how can we improve end…

Catch up with the latest developments from our In-House team
As regular readers of the UMG blog will know: the key advantage of UMG In-House training is our focus on…

GDPR – Is Ignorance Bliss?
On Friday 25th May next year the UK’s 1998 Data Protection Act (DPA) will be replaced with the EU’s General…

How are we influenced by an organisation’s culture?
Following the launch of further dates for Enabling Effective Cultural Change in London and Edinburgh, we sat down with course chair and Change…

Six Tips for Effective Copywriting
All organisations have to meet the needs of a diverse and expansive range of people; from beneficiaries, stakeholders and elected members…

In-house Training Vs Open Courses: Choosing the best option for your team Part 2
Continued improvement is vital to the success of your organisation. Perhaps you, your colleagues or your whole organisation are facing…

In-house Training Vs Open Courses: Choosing the Best Option for your Team (Part 1)
Investing in the continued learning and development of your staff is of paramount importance to ensure staff engagement, productivity and…

Tackling Violence Against Women & Girls: Overcoming Barriers in Health & Social Care
Davina James-Hanman | Violence Against Women Consultant Understanding ModernGov had the chance to speak exclusively with Davina James-Hanman, Chair of our…

Working Towards a Digital NHS
“The overarching objective of harnessing the information revolution is to make the NHS paperless by 2020” NHS England 2017 The GP…

Successfully Resolving Verbal Complaints, it’s all About The Conversation…
Catherine Gaskell | Clinical Investigations and Complaints Handling Consultant. Managing Director, The Results Company. Catherine has held positions of Director…

Avoiding the “Wild West” of Workplace Mindfulness
In this week’s blog we hear from experienced mindfulness practitioner, Jacqui Barnett, about the dos and don’ts of mindfulness programs. Jacqui…

Change Behaviour through Social Marketing
Understanding what influences human reaction could improve health outcomes and more… With the NHS coming under increased pressure, more responsibility…

What’s In-House Training All About?
In the last three years, Understanding ModernGov has delivered training In-House and on-site for over 170 clients. With In-House training…

Q & A with Jacqui Barnett on Implementing Mindfulness at Work
Jacqui Barnett | Experienced Mindfulness Practitioner Understanding ModernGov had the chance to speak exclusively with Trainer, Jacqui Barnett, ahead of our…

Video: Why is it critical for public sector professionals to use social media effectively?
With over 35 million users across the UK, Social Media presents a cost-effective opportunity to improve engagement and maximise resources…

Adapting to the Joint Targeted Area Inspections Framework
Raising safeguarding standards and building effective partnerships The New Joint Targeted Area Inspections (JTAI) have been created to assess how agencies;…

The Importance of Staff Engagement in the Public Sector: Part 2
In the last blog post we spoke about the importance of employee engagement within the public sector. Using Portsmouth NHS…

The Importance of Staff Engagement in the Public Sector: Part 1
Employee engagement is crucial to the success of any organisation and by identifying the right approach, you can strengthen performance among…