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Government-backed climate-change organisation appoints agency
The Energy Saving Trust has appointed Kindred to handle a behaviour-change comms brief, winning the account from incumbent Weber Shandwick.
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'I felt like he was a predator': Exclusive sexual harassment survey lifts the lid on abuse in PR industry
Respondents to a survey on sexual harassment in the PR and comms industry report abuse by agency chiefs, senior staff and clients; with incidents taking place on work trips and at awards ceremonies, while those on the receiving end criticise those in charge for covering it up.
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Pharma industry campaign targets the public and decision-makers
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) has launched a three-month campaign to promote the benefits of medicines.
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LAS appoints comms chief with mission to empower staff and build partnerships
London Ambulance Service (LAS) has appointed Antony Tiernan, one of the architects of the successful NHS 70th birthday celebrations, as its director of comms and engagement.
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Exclusive: Police force picks new comms chief from ranks of veterans' charity
Essex Police has appointed former veterans' charity comms chief Robin Punt as its director of comms.
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Top of the Month: Brexit Party effortlessly fills the political void
Nigel Farage's latest political vehicle, The Brexit Party, swept the board at this month's European elections to return the largest number of MEPs, a remarkable achievement for a political party that did not exist just six weeks before the vote.
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Local authority picks top agency consultant as new comms chief
The London borough of Waltham Forest has appointed Alex Try as its director of communications and culture.
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Healthcare giant acquires UK's Incisive Health and US-based Putnam Associates
Incisive Health has been acquired by the agency and clinical services group UDG Healthcare for £13.6m ($17.7m), it was announced today.
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Former Number 10 press chief takes top comms role at government department
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has appointed former Number 10 press chief and agency public affairs director Craig Woodhouse as its new director of communications.
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PRWeek UK supports fresh industry survey into sexual harassment
PRWeek is supporting a new survey into the extent of sexual harassment in the PR and comms industry, in partnership with the PRCA and Women in PR.
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Communications across Huntsworth group perform 'ahead of expectations'
Grayling, Red and Citigate owner Huntsworth says its communications arm has traded "ahead of expectations" so far in 2019, with the UK business singled out for its "strong" performance.
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Exclusive: Government department chooses FCO stalwart as comms chief
The Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU) has appointed policy and diplomacy specialist Olivier Evans as its director of comms and engagement.
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Council appoints comms chief with mission to rebuild trust following Grenfell
Kensington and Chelsea Council (RBKC) has promoted Nick Thompson to become its head of comms, with a mission to rebuild public trust in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster.
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Beak-careful! TfL's Graeme and Steve are an internet sensation on traffic cameras
Transport for London's (TfL) comms team has taken a flight of fancy with public engagement after two seagulls that appeared on its traffic cameras became an internet sensation.
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Day made head of issues and campaigns after six months at FTI
Stephen Day has been made head of FTI Consulting's international issues and campaigns work, six months after joining the agency as a partner.
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Changing political landscape favours prevention over drugs
A majority of MPs believe more NHS resources should be directed at preventative treatments such as improving diets and increasing physical activity at the expense of drugs, according to a new report.
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PRWeek UK Top 150 Consultancies 2019: PR's talent retention problem
The industry continues to face a major challenge when it comes to talent - but what more can consultancies do to retain what they have, and recruit more into PR?
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Top of the Month: Teenage activist Greta Thunberg shows the adults how to deliver a message
Climate change is the greatest existential threat modern humanity has ever faced and yet one which highlights the inability of governments to grasp the nettle on the most difficult issues.
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HM Treasury first as it appoints department 'outsider' to key comms role
The Treasury has appointed Foreign and Commonwealth Office stalwart Olaf Henricson-Bell as its head of comms and press secretary to the Chancellor, Phillip Hammond.
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Smoke signals as Roberts leaves fire service for hospital role
Sarah Roberts has been appointed head of digital comms at Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH).
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