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Greetings from the Second World Non-Profit and Social Marketing Conference in Dublin

Date 12.04.11

‘Is the Glass Half Empty – or Half Full?’ This was the question posed by Cormac Russell, Managing Director of Nurture Development (Ireland) and Faculty Member of the Assets Based Community Development Institute (USA), when Adrian and I met with him in Dublin, this week. More…

What is Commissioning?

Date 31.03.11

The NHS is in transition and there is much debate about what is commissioning and more importantly is the NHS any good at it? This is not a new question; every reorganisation since 1991 has considered the same question. However, More…

Unique Improvements Launches 2011/2012 Commissioning & Engagement Training Prospectus

Date 28.03.11

Building on the successful delivery of courses in 2010 Unique Improvements have expanded their training division and now offer a range of university accredited commissioning training and engagement training courses in partnership with Teesside University.

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Liverpool Business Centre, the home of Unique Improvement, has been named Business Centre of the Month by officebroker.com

Date 27.03.11

Liverpool Business Centre

Constructed in 2009, the impressively modern Liverpool Business Centre is conveniently located within stone throw of Liverpool John Lennon Airport and features a wide range of onsite facilities include meeting rooms and conference facilities, More…

Launch of our new commissioning and engagement training prospectus at the Gov Today conference in London

Date 24.03.11

Today was a red letter day for the company.  We were delighted to launch our new training prospectus at the Gov Today conference in London. Never has there been a better time to seriously consider your skills and abilities in today’s public sector. More…

Social Marketing – Surviving Winter

Date 17.10.10

The Snug as a bug campaign was initiated in response to concerns that older people in the most disadvantaged areas of Grimsby were unable to heat their homes adequately.  More…

Teesside University wins University of the Year 2009

Date 20.12.09

Unique Improvements academic partner, Teesside University, is named University of the Year 2009 by the Times Higher Education magazine. More…

Social Marketing – Reducing Harmful Effects of Alcohol Misuse

Date 17.07.09

Our brief was to support the delivery of a social marketing programme on behalf of a partnership consisting of stakeholders which included NHS Tayside, Angus Council and Tayside Police. This programme was to reduce the harmful effects of alcohol consumption More…

Reducing Falls in the UK’s Healthy Communities Collaborative: Discovering Change Agents Around the Tea Kettle

Date 12.05.08

One of the rewarding things about the science of quality improvement is how egalitarian it is. Anyone can play a role in making meaningful changes in systems around them, given the right tools and motivation. For example, have a cup of tea with a few octogenarians in rural Gateshead, UK, and they will proudly and proficiently describe the improvement work in their own community-led collaborative. More…