Health 2.0

Archive

Power to the people on communities of care

Paul Hodgkin reflects on the medical changes brought about by his great, great, great uncle Thomas, and those that are
Read More

Health 2.0 predicts end of enterprise IT

Desktops and enterprise systems in healthcare will disappear with the rise of mobile technology and cloud-based solutions, the co-chairman of
Read More

Facebook and Twitter liked for health

One in three people are now using social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter for health-related issues according to
Read More

Third of London GPs use myhealthlondon

More than a third of GP practices in London have registered with the GP compare site myhealthlondon, exceeding expectations for
Read More

Social media an “ethical duty” for docs

Doctors have an “ethical duty” to use the communication channels used by their patients to provide them with good medical
Read More

Twitter founder is the Biz at HIMSS12

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone has told HIMSS12 that people urgently need social tools to help them make sense of “infinite
Read More

Birmingham patients get records access

Patients at the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust are being given access to their own online medical records.
Read More

Heart surgeons call for more public data

Heart surgeons have criticised other specialities for failing to collect the data on deaths and other treatment outcomes that may
Read More

NHS Direct gets appy

NHS Direct will launch a series of apps for the iPhone, Android and Blackberry devices over the next month.
Read More

iPlato gets good feedback from NHNN

iPLATO Healthcare has reported positive feedback from a mobile patient support service provided in partnership with the National Hospital for
Read More