Jon Graham

Feb 27, 2025 | emergencyservicestimes.com | Catherine Levin |Jon Graham

The Home Secretary told police chiefs in November 2024, “National arrangements on procurement will generate savings to reinvest into frontline policing.” That makes sense. By pooling purchasing power, one could argue that purchasing some technology solutions via national procurement could help negotiate better commercial deals, driving down the cost of technology for individual forces.

Jan 11, 2024 | emergencyservicestimes.com | Catherine Levin |Jon Graham

The new National Contact Management Strategic Plan for policing, referred to as Policing’s Strategic Plan, was a long time in the making but when it appeared it didn’t disappoint. It was the product of extensive engagement going back several years and marks a great breakthrough – achieving coherence and integration between the NPCC Digital Public Contact Programme and the National Contact Management Working Group.

Aug 16, 2023 | mdpi.com | William Rice |Sarah Michels |Miranda Foster |Jon Graham

1. IntroductionIn recent decades, interest in the health benefits of nature exposure and recognition of the importance of greenspace in public policy decisions have seen a considerable rise [1]. Research has demonstrated many positive health outcomes associated with natural environments, ranging from psychological and emotional well-being to lower body mass index (BMI) and type 2 diabetes, improved sleep, and better respiratory health [2,3,4,5,6].