business case  Benefits realisation - good projects in public
sector   The resources to improve health  In the run-up to the
general election, all the political parties trying to win your
vote using the NHS card. They make all these wild promises, but
what is going on behind the scenes? Labour -- Gordon Brown's
health team is promising something for everyone:  the public can
have whatever they want  IES talk - Business Cases for Public
Good  IES (Institute for Employment Studies) does groundbreaking
research into the impact of employment practice on delivery of
effective public services, amongst other things (for a fuller
explanation see their web site). They run fortnightly lunchtime
seminars on relevant issues and Tues 8 Oct 08 was the inaugural
seminar for this academic year. presented on how to prepare and
deliver a business case for public and statutory funding,
illustrating some of the difficulties of assembling evidence,
and of introducing new roles.  Workshop: Developing Evidence-
Based Business Case