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Biggest public affairs and political comms hires – and senior departures of 2021
PRWeek looks at some of the biggest appointments and departures in public affairs over the past year, from major agency shake-ups to senior hires by some of Britain’s biggest companies.
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Six public sector campaigns we liked in 2021
In a year in which fighting COVID-19 was the number-one priority, it’s easy to forget that many other issues – from knife crime to espionage – were also highlighted.
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Biggest public sector hires – and shock departures in 2021
PRWeek reviews some of the most significant appointments in public sector comms over the past year, as well as the departures of senior comms chiefs.
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Exclusive: Reshaping GCS programme slashed in scope
Attempts to impose a single employer model on the Government Communication Service (GCS) have been quietly abandoned amid concern from government comms staff and trade unions, PRWeek can reveal.
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Distillery with big ambitions hires Hatch for consumer and trade brief
Leeds-based Hatch Communications has won a contract to handle trade and consumer comms for Ellers Farm Distillery.
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New health agencies on the block in 2021
PRWeek rounds up the healthcare agencies that have launched this year.
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Biggest health comms appointments and surprise departures of 2021
PRWeek reviews some of the biggest hires and departures in health comms over the past year, from new faces at pharma multinationals to senior appointments at agencies and in the public sector.
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Eight healthcare campaigns we liked in 2021
COVID-19 campaigns were just one feature of a crowded field in terms of health messaging this year, with a plethora of campaigns competing to cut through with their target audiences.
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Healthcare M&A in 2022: private equity has ‘huge interest’ in medcomms agencies
Health agencies could benefit from a record amount of private equity investment in 2022, according to a leading mergers and acquisitions expert.
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Labour in Comms launches diversity drive to support future political leaders
Professional network Labour in Communications has launched the second stage of a mentoring scheme to encourage people from minority and disadvantaged communities to pursue careers in politics or comms.
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Onyx Health appoints head of content and chief storyteller amid strong growth
Lindsay Gill has been appointed head of content at Newcastle agency Onyx Health, which has also hired Benjamin Park as chief storyteller and digital strategist, the consultancy announced today.
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Whitty and Vallance top health-tech influencer list
The COVID-19 pandemic has propelled Professor Chris Whitty and Sir Patrick Vallance to be among the most influential individuals in western Europe in the sector of health tech, according to a new report by PR agency Tyto.
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TikTok hires Deliveroo’s head of public affairs
Giles Derrington has left Deliveroo, where he has been head of public affairs since 2019, to join TikTok as senior public policy and government relations manager, PRWeek has learned.
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TfL director of news joins regulator IPSO board
Matt Brown, director of news and external relations at Transport for London, and Michaela McAleer, from the Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman, have been appointed to the board of the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO).
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Cabinet Office comms chief moves to beer industry for public affairs role
Henry Jamieson has left his job as deputy director, Prime Minister and Cabinet Office comms, to take up a new role as director of comms and marketing at the British Beer & Pub Association.
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Reshaping Healthcare: Health-tech comes of age, COVID's impact on public attitudes, and rise of the ‘genuinfluencer’
COVID-19 has made people more interested in their own health and wellbeing, while health-tech has come of age and a new type of influencer is set to dominate the emerging landscape for health comms professionals, according to a major new report.
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You okay hun? 'PM can’t afford another Peppa Pig moment' say comms pros
The Prime Minister is “losing his grip” according to public affairs experts responding to his “shambolic and embarrassing” behaviour during a major speech to the CBI yesterday.
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Royal College of Psychiatrists appoints comms chief
Bex Couper has been promoted to the role of director of strategic communications at the Royal College of Psychiatrists, taking over from Kim Catcheside, PRWeek has learned.
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My eyesight is rubbish! Dom Joly in Specsavers eye test campaign
Comedian Dom Joly has reprised his role as the television prankster of Trigger Happy TV in a new healthcare campaign for Specsavers.
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NSPCC lobbying campaign for greater online protection gains ground
A campaign by the NSPCC, which has already succeeded in getting the Government to include some of the charity’s recommendations in the draft Online Safety Bill, is gaining momentum.
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