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  <title>Latest Public Sector Features from www.publicservice.co.uk</title>
  <updated>2012-11-06T10:48:00+00:00</updated>
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    <title><![CDATA[Braced for the perfect storm]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicservice.co.uk/feature_story.asp?id=21345"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Fire and rescue services are facing a perfect storm, says Vij Randeniya, president of the Chief Fire Officers Association, who calls for a wide-ranging review of the structure and role of emergency services in the UK in light of challenging austerity]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicservice.co.uk,2008-02-18:/feature_story.asp?id=21345</id>
    <updated>2012-11-06T10:48:00+00:00</updated>
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  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[A new landscape of risk]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicservice.co.uk/feature_story.asp?id=21341"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[In an era of more complex public service partnerships, councils must ensure their strategies and procedures for dealing with major unexpected incidents remain robust and properly resourced, says Andrew Jepp, director of public sector at Zurich Municipal]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicservice.co.uk,2008-02-18:/feature_story.asp?id=21341</id>
    <updated>2012-11-06T10:43:00+00:00</updated>
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  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[The Q that makes the difference...]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicservice.co.uk/feature_story.asp?id=21315"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The traditional message &ndash; that quality begins with the people working and using services &ndash; is at variance with the idea that compliance with standards leads to better quality, says Janet Davies, chair of Public Service Events' NHS Quality of Care 2012 conference]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicservice.co.uk,2008-02-18:/feature_story.asp?id=21315</id>
    <updated>2012-11-05T12:07:00+00:00</updated>
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  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[It's the medium, not the message...]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicservice.co.uk/feature_story.asp?id=21314"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[As we get excited about the potential of social networking and the social media for local government, how do we ensure the message is not lost in the preoccupation with the medium? Blair McPherson considers the issues]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicservice.co.uk,2008-02-18:/feature_story.asp?id=21314</id>
    <updated>2012-11-05T11:46:00+00:00</updated>
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  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA['Unity within Diversity' - Islam & sustainable development]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicservice.co.uk/feature_story.asp?id=21312"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Islam and sustainable development are both vital for life regardless of their perceived global threats to humanity. But is it possible for the two notions to work together?  Zahid Mahmood reviews 'Islam and Sustainable Development' by Odeh Rashed Al-Jayyousi]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicservice.co.uk,2008-02-18:/feature_story.asp?id=21312</id>
    <updated>2012-11-01T12:55:00+00:00</updated>
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  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA['Same But Different' promotes rural equality and diversity]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicservice.co.uk/feature_story.asp?id=21311"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The Rural Media Company charity is looking to put issues of equality and diversity on the agenda for local businesses, schools, and community and church groups in rural areas]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicservice.co.uk,2008-02-18:/feature_story.asp?id=21311</id>
    <updated>2012-10-31T10:24:00+00:00</updated>
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  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[There's real value in maintaining the union]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicservice.co.uk/feature_story.asp?id=21310"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Senior public sector managers must learn to recognise the positive aspects of having trade union reps within their organisations and understand the need for them to be on the payroll, says Blair McPherson]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicservice.co.uk,2008-02-18:/feature_story.asp?id=21310</id>
    <updated>2012-10-31T10:06:00+00:00</updated>
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  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Big data: the public sector is still lagging behind]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicservice.co.uk/feature_story.asp?id=21309"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Achieving data transparency in the public sector is still work in progress, writes Mark Dunleavy

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    <id>tag:www.publicservice.co.uk,2008-02-18:/feature_story.asp?id=21309</id>
    <updated>2012-10-30T14:18:00+00:00</updated>
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  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[What happens when a public body goes bust?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicservice.co.uk/feature_story.asp?id=21288"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Many public sector organisations have laid careful plans to ensure that they can cope with the squeeze on resources &ndash; but others have not, say Alan Downey and Jane Hurst, who consider the processes that come into play when a public body gets into financial distress]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicservice.co.uk,2008-02-18:/feature_story.asp?id=21288</id>
    <updated>2012-10-30T09:04:00+00:00</updated>
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  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[''Change mental health culture and you can build one nation'']]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicservice.co.uk/feature_story.asp?id=21307"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The trauma of bereavement and the need to get help for mental health problems need to be given more weight, the Labour Party leader Ed Miliband told the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Here is his speech...]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicservice.co.uk,2008-02-18:/feature_story.asp?id=21307</id>
    <updated>2012-10-29T12:45:00+00:00</updated>
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  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Steady Eddie v Flash Harry]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicservice.co.uk/feature_story.asp?id=21306"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Managers who have insight into how their behaviour affects others make more effective leaders than those who are over confident in their own skills and abilities, writes Blair McPherson]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicservice.co.uk,2008-02-18:/feature_story.asp?id=21306</id>
    <updated>2012-10-29T11:45:00+00:00</updated>
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  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Cashing in with confidence]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicservice.co.uk/feature_story.asp?id=21305"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The Olympic &ndash; and Paralympic &ndash; spirit brought the nation together and boosted our pride and our confidence in human achievement, says Gordon Tinline. But, he asks, how can we ensure this manifests itself in a lift for the economy and a boost in business confidence?]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicservice.co.uk,2008-02-18:/feature_story.asp?id=21305</id>
    <updated>2012-10-29T11:28:00+00:00</updated>
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  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Lessons from the sporting elite]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicservice.co.uk/feature_story.asp?id=21304"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The positive and resilient mindset of elite athletes underpins their drive and ability to continuously reinvent themselves in order to stay ahead of the pack. These are strengths that public sector leaders need to emulate, says Professor Graham Jones]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicservice.co.uk,2008-02-18:/feature_story.asp?id=21304</id>
    <updated>2012-10-29T11:25:00+00:00</updated>
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  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[In the business of service provision]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicservice.co.uk/feature_story.asp?id=21303"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Public bodies are going to have to adopt a more business-like approach to funding and delivering services than ever before, says Colin Cram, chair at Public Service Events' Public Sector Income Generation event]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicservice.co.uk,2008-02-18:/feature_story.asp?id=21303</id>
    <updated>2012-10-25T14:03:00+00:00</updated>
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  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Pensions reform – not everything moves as quickly as Mo Farah]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicservice.co.uk/feature_story.asp?id=21302"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Progress on the reform of public sector pensions? Don't hold your breath, writes David Davison, head of public sector, charity and not for profit practice at Spence and Partners]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicservice.co.uk,2008-02-18:/feature_story.asp?id=21302</id>
    <updated>2012-10-25T10:23:00+00:00</updated>
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