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Volunteering – give a little, gain a lot

Posted by: Alex Chisholm, Civil Service Chief Operating Officer and Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary, Posted on: 22 March 2017 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
Head and shoulders of Alex Chisholm

In his first post on this blog, BEIS Permanent Secretary Alex Chisholm talks about a recent experience as a volunteer and what it taught him.

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Time to Talk Day

Posted by: Sir Philip Rutnam, Home Office Permanent Secretary, and Civil Service Disability Champion and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 4 February 2016 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders, Diversity and inclusion
Postcard from the Time to Talk campaign saying 'Fancy some fresh air... and a Chat?'

Philip Rutnam, Perm Secretary for the Department for Transport and Civil Service Disability Champion Today (Thursday 4 February 2016) is Time to Talk Day which aims to get the nation...

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Civil Service Awards 2015 Nominees: Dementia Policy Team

Posted by: Lorraine Jackson and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 19 October 2015 - Categories: Our Civil Service
Lorraine Jackson from the Department of Health's Dementia Policy Team

...a wide range of issues, the team showcased open policy-making by engaging with a range of key stakeholders, including people with dementia, their carers and advocates. The team used a...

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Connecting with dementia

Posted by: Sir Jeremy Heywood, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, Posted on: 15 December 2014 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
Dementia friends logo

...this very blog. This month, the whole Cabinet joined them as trained Dementia Friends. Becoming a Dementia Friend, you learn that the condition is not a natural part of ageing...

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Collecting sporting memories to help people with dementia

Posted by: Paul Betts and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 2 December 2014 - Categories: Our Civil Service

...as accessible as possible to people who are living with dementia and served to help promote this good cause. You can become a Dementia Friend by watching two short videos...

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Why I became a Dementia Friend

Posted by: Daniel Poxon, Posted on: 30 May 2014 - Categories: Our Civil Service
Dementia Friends

HM Treasury's Daniel Poxon became a dementia friend for both profession and personal reasons, but the scheme has become a useful tool in his day-to-day role organising volunteering activities in the department.

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