My attention was grabed by the article in the London Standard tonight about Shaw Somers experience with rapidly rising obesity related illness and the dire implications on the NHS.
See http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23913213-obese-patients-will-break-nhs-budget-within-10-years.do
If occurences of cancer or other diseases increased at the same rate there would be a national outcry! There is clearly a need for urgent action for adults and children in the UK.
This is one of the topics we are covering at the Rewards, Incentives and Loyalty event on 19th January in Westminster. Come and hear the latest update on the Barking and Dagenham youth card and discuss other initiatives to improve wellbeing, the environment and our communities.
We look forward to meeting members on 19th Jan
Kevin Farquharson
Co-Chair SCNF
www.scnf.org.uk
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Wednesday, 12 January 2011
Tuesday, 11 January 2011
Rewards, Incentives and Loyalty - 19th Jan Westminster
We are holding our next members' event on 19th Jan, because we believe it is TIME to discuss how rewards, incentives and loyalty schemes can encourage residents to participate in and support their local community while helping local authorities to deliver more with limited resources.
Recent Government announcements and discussions have highlighted the need to offer and manage incentives:
The White Paper, Healthy Lives, Healthy People includes an expectation: Guide choice through incentives. A ‘points mean prizes’ approach, for example the more a child walks to school, they earn points for healthy prizes like an activity day.
The Cabinet Office Behaviour Insight Team which is taking forward the Coalition Government’s objective to be a much smarter one, shunning the bureaucratic levers of the past and finding intelligent ways to encourage, support and enable people to make better choices for themselves. Clearly reward and incentive schemes can play a major part in enabling these outcomes by tracking and recognising contributions in the community. See http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/big-society
There are a few places left for SCNF members to join the dialogue and learn from the case studies we have brought together.
We look forward to seeing you next week.
Kevin Farquharson
Co-Chair SCNF
www.scnf.org.uk
Recent Government announcements and discussions have highlighted the need to offer and manage incentives:
The White Paper, Healthy Lives, Healthy People includes an expectation: Guide choice through incentives. A ‘points mean prizes’ approach, for example the more a child walks to school, they earn points for healthy prizes like an activity day.
The Cabinet Office Behaviour Insight Team which is taking forward the Coalition Government’s objective to be a much smarter one, shunning the bureaucratic levers of the past and finding intelligent ways to encourage, support and enable people to make better choices for themselves. Clearly reward and incentive schemes can play a major part in enabling these outcomes by tracking and recognising contributions in the community. See http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/big-society
There are a few places left for SCNF members to join the dialogue and learn from the case studies we have brought together.
We look forward to seeing you next week.
Kevin Farquharson
Co-Chair SCNF
www.scnf.org.uk
Wednesday, 5 January 2011
Best Wishes for 2011
As we get back to work and the start of a challenging year, SCNF is planning to run events which enable new initiatives and help you deliver services more effectively and efficiently.
Our first event is on 19th Jan in Westminster, when we will be presenting a number of case studies on reward, incentive and loyalty schemes. There are some excellent examples of health, environment and community challenges being tackled with smart cards and reward/incentive schemes. We look forward to hearing views from members at this meeting.
At the end of January, we have an excellent offer for member to attend Transport Ticketing 2011 and expect an ongoing dialogue about the more effective use of smartcards and future direction of ITSO and payment cards in transport.
We welcome your input on topics for future meetings - recent ideas include scheme business case, schools, resident card schemes and payment methods.
Best wishes for 2011
Kevin Farquharson
Co-Chair SCNF
www.scnf.org.uk
Our first event is on 19th Jan in Westminster, when we will be presenting a number of case studies on reward, incentive and loyalty schemes. There are some excellent examples of health, environment and community challenges being tackled with smart cards and reward/incentive schemes. We look forward to hearing views from members at this meeting.
At the end of January, we have an excellent offer for member to attend Transport Ticketing 2011 and expect an ongoing dialogue about the more effective use of smartcards and future direction of ITSO and payment cards in transport.
We welcome your input on topics for future meetings - recent ideas include scheme business case, schools, resident card schemes and payment methods.
Best wishes for 2011
Kevin Farquharson
Co-Chair SCNF
www.scnf.org.uk
Thursday, 18 November 2010
Rewards, Incentives and Loyalty 19th Jan
We are holding our next event on 19th Jan, because we believe it is the right time to discuss how rewards, incentives and loyalty schemes can encourage residents to participate and support their local community.
Climate, economic, health and social pressures are expected to have an increasing impact on our lives and provision of services. Local Authorities are trying to deliver the same or better services with less resource.
As Lord Nat Wei recently stated, "it is how we support citizens in taking control of their lives" (and local environment).
At this event, you will discover how other authorities are increasing recycling rates while saving on landfill costs, learn about schemes to encourage healthy eating & postive activity, hear about sustainable shemes to support local businesses and find out about the success of timebanking to encourage participation in the local community.
This unique event brings together case studies and discussion of the principal aspects of our world which we would like to see improved - environment, health, community and social wealth.
We look forward to meeting you at the event on 19th Jan 2011. Places are limited, so please book early to avoid disappointment.
Kevin Farquharson
Co-Chair SCNF
Climate, economic, health and social pressures are expected to have an increasing impact on our lives and provision of services. Local Authorities are trying to deliver the same or better services with less resource.
As Lord Nat Wei recently stated, "it is how we support citizens in taking control of their lives" (and local environment).
At this event, you will discover how other authorities are increasing recycling rates while saving on landfill costs, learn about schemes to encourage healthy eating & postive activity, hear about sustainable shemes to support local businesses and find out about the success of timebanking to encourage participation in the local community.
This unique event brings together case studies and discussion of the principal aspects of our world which we would like to see improved - environment, health, community and social wealth.
We look forward to meeting you at the event on 19th Jan 2011. Places are limited, so please book early to avoid disappointment.
Kevin Farquharson
Co-Chair SCNF
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