Denmark switching from MS Office to open source
Denmark’s Ministry of Digital Government is phasing out its use of Microsoft Office.. to switch to open source alternatives like LibreOffice instead.
Why? Because relying too heavily on a US tech giant for your nation’s digital infrastructure is starting to feel a bit... well, risky.
Photo of canary. He lived for 14.5 years.
Diagram of a person in their home with a pet canary. Their carer nearby. All surrounded by their circle of friends and carers.
Statement: We Care Design is about Caring for Family. Canary diagram beside statement.
Some of you will remember my regular tweets during 2009-2015 when I was a family dementia carer. A key character in our circle of care was my Dad’s canary. He was due to live 6/7 years… he made it to 14.5! Sadly he fell asleep on Saturday for the last time… a job well done 💛 #DementiaCare
Congratulations James… seems a very long time since I heard you speak at Service Design London Thinks & Drinks - then got you to speak at our very own SD Leeds Thinks & Drinks at our first event. The essence of that message is still what I cling on to today.
Keep calm and Carry on
Keep connecting and Say hello… 👋
How ave we all doing?
• A level of shock emotionally
• Knowing that change is needed
• Taking time out, lots of self-care.
What will continue?
The 3 big shifts...
- analogue to digital
- hospitals to community
- prevention as well as cure
WEEKNOTES 77
Friday 14 March 2025
Well that was a week!
UNDERSTATEMENT
Announcements:
• 15% staff cuts upgraded to 50%
• The dissolving of NHS England.
• The start of a new Government organisation.
Worth noting this week…
Thanks to all folks who have connected in to say hello over the past 24 hours. Keep Calm and Carry On #Weeknotes #NHSEngland
Hear what the PM had to say about his big NHS England announcement - he'll be on Inside Briefing later today. In the meantime, check out our crack team's analysis on our webinar happening now:
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/keir-s...
an archival black and white photograph of the KKK marching in Washington DC with the capitol behind them
In light of everything happening, I wrote about how the KKK in the 1920s felt unstoppable, about the people that fought against them anyway, and about how fascism always fails. dansinker.com/posts/202…
One of the biggest barriers to digital service transformation is budget separation.
It’s a cost item on a digital budget.
Which later results in savings in the service operation budget.
That’s a different team, unit or even organisation.
1/X
Dare I say… no?
I follow the news closely, but wasn't aware of a single one of these: bylinetimes.com/2024/12/20/l...
Yes, this gov could be way better at comms, but the key issue, I think, is that political journalism has become addicted to reporting fights/gossip, and has forgotten how to report on policy/action
NHS England is seeking a Patient Public Voice partner to join the Advisory Committee on Responsible AI Adoption.
This role is essential in championing a service user, patient and/or carer/family viewpoint, ensuring that their needs are considered.
💴 Involvement payment available.
📆 Closes: 9/12.
Nice to be back facilitating at a big two day workshop again in person this week… it’s been a long time! Service Jam skills reviving…
Big thanks to @ollybenson.uk for joining us up ❤️🙏
Just what we need ❤️
“I’ve also given parent support sessions for this age” do you still do this? How might we find out more? ❤️
Thank you so much Sarah 💛
The Codesign and Initial Evaluation of a Peer Support Program for Autistic Young Adults by Davies et al. 2024." The infographic includes several coloured shapes with text, a gauge showing that 81.3% of participants would recommend the program, and the UCL logo at the top. Text on the shapes highlights key aspects of the codesign process such as "empowering meaningful collaboration," "success of the program through preparation," "facilitating effective, respectful communication," and the program name "Understanding You, Discovering You" with the charity Ambitious about Autism.
🚀New study on a peer support program for autistic young adults, published in Autism in Adulthood! Embracing a codesign approach, empowering autistic people to shape tools that support their transition to adulthood with "Understanding You, Discovering You".
A definition of what font metadata is.
Just when you think you have the details all understood… another layer appears.
Four arrows crossing over each other. A visual conceptual metaphor.
Enabling groups to see each other’s overlapping work this week…
#BringingClarity
Dear old Twitter ‘health and care’ buddies if you’re here?
Does anyone know about Autism in teenage years… especially ‘demand avoidance’.
Is there such a thing as an autism family buddy?
#autism #familylife #demandavoidance
#AskingForAFriend
Really missing the health and care dimensions that the old (still hanging on) Twitter brings…
At work one of the things we do (@carefultrouble.bsky.social) is help different kinds of orgs with their AI strategy and ethical evaluations. Some random trends:
- techno-optimistic senior managers who want to sprinkle AI on something but aren't sure what are almost always men in their 40s
The actual platform for feedback change.nhs.uk/en-GB/
So this is your chance everyone… patients, carers, paramedics, doctors, nurses, medical teams, carer teams, pharmacists, volunteers, charities, community groups, local government, entrepreneurs… all of us to share our thoughts, experiences, insights, wisdom #Change #NHS
www.england.nhs.uk
