The BBC has been doing its own research into Governance & the Media. Start at www.comminit.com/en/node/290696/bbc. I do not know a lot about this area but like a lot of people currently watching events in Iran, its importance is very clear. And these papers have got me thinking.

Are you signed up for The Drum Beat? The most recent issue is about recognising and rewarding successes. It also highlights a few programmes that champion innovative ideas with rewards that are not just money.

Are you able to search the Internet efficiently and for free? We need someone to go through all the sites with links from Networklearning to find materials in Portuguese.

Consider signing up for Family Health Research, a newsletter designed to promote the use of evidence-based practices in reproductive health programs.

jhpiego is a new website for Health Workers run in association with Johns Hopkins. It seems to have good resources and they use language appropriate to a grassroots worker trained in English. Look, for example, at their resources package on Malaria in Pregnancy which has a training component.

Here at Networklearning we have found another reason to like checklists. They are a great way of ensuring good training and improving the way professionals do their work. And now a checklist is saving lives. A study carried in eight hospitals across the world has found that using one during major operations cut deaths and complications by more than a third. It ensured that the surgical team checked that they had the right patient, checked that all the swabs and forceps were removed before the patient was sewn up, and so on.

Has your organisation developed any checklists for your own workers? We would be very interested to hear about any improvements it has made.
Source: news.bbc.co.uk