EHI Live interview: Dr Ranj
The presenter of ‘Get Well Soon’ will be visiting EHI Live 2014. He told EHI about his “inner geek”, the role of social media in healthcare, and his experience of NHS IT.
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Social media posts prompt investigation
Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust has launched an internal investigation after staff made inappropriate comments on social media over a newspaper report about an attempted suicide.
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East Kent rolls out Notify alert system
A system providing real-time alerts about acute kidney injury patients to staff at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust is being expanded across the trust to reduce delays in specialist care.
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Tweets measuring quality of care
Healthcare bosses should be careful when using “unstructured” Twitter feedback to measure the quality of a hospital’s care, according to a study done by researchers from Imperial College and Oxford University.
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EHI interview: Duncan Selbie
Public Health England is developing its digital strategy. EHI news editor Rebecca Todd spoke to its chief executive about the potential for technology to reach people in “meaningful and relevant ways.”
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Power to the people
Power to the people
From the frontline
There’s any amount of guidance on using social media in healthcare, yet most trusts remain downright suspicious. Andrew Carr, an emergency nurse practitioner in Cambridge and IT enthusiast, wonders why.
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Social media benefits outweigh risks
Happy docs urged to beware of Facebook
Medical defence organisation MDDUS is urging doctors to stay away from snappy-happy photographers and avoid appearing in pictures from their Christmas ‘do’ or New Year party.
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