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The value of joined up working

Simon Hobbs and Alan Hatton-Yeo examine how joined-up working can tackle some of the challenges presented by the UK’s ageing population

Challenging times necessitate innovative solutions and the pressure is on to get better outcomes from less resources. Yet most of the really challenging issues require systemic change to occur, they do not fall in the remit of any one organisation. So how can we gain traction to move forward?

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Thunderbolts and lightning, very, very frightening…

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Smart thinking can help bridge the digital divide

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Co-producing policy to eradicate poverty

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Cheltenham Connect

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Want genuine community-led regeneration? Learn from what HMR tells us

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Building ideas

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The One Rhyl Project: rebuilding trust in deprived communities

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The new world of evidence-based practice

In what’s called ‘the dawn of the evidence-based budget’, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget announced that for the 2014 budget process, agencies must include information about how they plan to evaluate the effectiveness of their programmes, and link disbursements to their evidence. While accountability remains a key component, another essential element will be innovation, which strengthens strategic approaches.