Physical Activity

PHE briefing on Active Mile initiatives

This briefing provides information about the evidence on active mile initiatives, ideas for how to implement them and examples of practice. It is aimed at public health teams, schools and commissioners.

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Jhalak Prize

2020 shortlist announced

First awarded in March 2017, the Jhalak Prize seeks to celebrate books by British/British resident BAME writers. The prize is unique in that it accepts entries published in the UK by writers of colour. These include (and not limited to) fiction, non-fiction, short stories, graphic novels, poetry, children’s books, YA, teen and all other genres. The prize is also open to self-published writers.

See the shortlist here

NHS Confederation

From place-based to place-led: a whole-area integrating care systems

This paper describes the essential role of place-based approaches in taking forward the NHS reform agenda. Based on interviews with senior leaders, it seeks to provide further insight into how local systems can make progress in designing and delivering place-based, integrated care. In particular, it describes what system leaders can do to make this happen.

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BMC Medical Education

Medical assessment in the age of digitalisation

Digital assessment is becoming more and more popular within medical education. To analyse the dimensions of this digital trend, this research investigated how exam questions (items) are created and designed for use in digital medical assessments in Germany.

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