This is the 10th (!!) of our Product for the People events and we're coming to Leeds. An event for people interested in public service and product management…

Test results are available to many patients using the NHS Wales App. The ambition is to ensure all patients have access to this feature, and increase the range of results that can be accessed.

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It’s difficult getting things done in August. It makes me think of the doldrums — that area near the equator where the wind is often…

July was a series of 2-day events:

In common with lots of other policy people in recent weeks, I’ve been reading Head North, the (very readable) book by new Prime Minister…

A double header this month. There’s been a lot going on at home and at work, and I missed the window to write about May separately. I’ve…

A festival of contemporary comics

'Product for the People' returns to Bristol! An event for people interested in public service and product management (not just product managers in public…

This post was written mid-April 2026 but not published until mid-May because of the pre-election period.

Frankie and Ananda explain why the NHS design system is not just for public-facing    services, with an overview of recent changes to meet the needs of staff-facing services. There’s also mo...

Weeknote, w/c 30 March 2026

We’re barrelling towards the end of the financial year with some major new releases planned for March — more on these in a future…

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(MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain this grade on lateral transfer)

It’s 2026. I’ve had a good start to the new year. A lot is going to happen over the next 12 months — I’ve been thinking about the threats…

Unbelievably, it's the 15th year of this thing. What is it? Improbably, the nig… Rhodri Marsden needs your support for Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2025

The OBR inadvertently made it possible to access the November 2025 Economic and fiscal outlook (EFO) too early on Budget day. We launched an immediate investigation into what happened which has report...

October was dominated by extra-curricular activities and some early thoughts about the roadmap for 2026/27.

This monthnote is a double bill because I got distracted by summer and then swept away by the back-to-school nature of September.

Our next annual in-person event is: free to attend, in Birmingham, on Saturday 17 January 2026. Please note: Registration does not guarantee a ticket because: the event is always oversubscribed,...

The mayor of London says the fall in airborne toxins is due to the Ultra low emission zone expansion.

A long read on the NHS, the 10 Year Plan, and what it would take to unstick the system