Social Media

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2 July 2012

MPS pokes GMC for social media guidance

The Medical Protection Society wants a new section on the use of social media incorporated into official ethical guidance issued
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9 May 2012

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
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23 March 2012

Docs rapped for social media abuse

A US study suggests that medical boards are starting to get tough on doctors who act unprofessionally on social networking
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29 February 2012

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
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20 May 2010

Twitter is trending in the NHS

Only a third of primary care trusts are using social media to communicate with patients, according to a survey conducted
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22 October 2009

400 issues and counting

Jon Hoeksma looks back at eight years of E-Health Insider, as it issues its 400th newsletter.
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24 August 2009

Swedish hospitals lead on social media

A ground-breaking study into how European hospitals are making use of Web 2.0 social media tools, such as Facebook, YouTube
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24 June 2009

Declaration of Rights for health data launched

A high profile coalition of patient advocates, US doctors, software vendors and bloggers have launched a Declaration of Rights for
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31 December 2008

This is the year to come

Sandra Hempel asks leading figures in healthcare IT to look ahead to 2009.
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20 October 2008

New patient e-health 2.0 sites launched

Two new websites have been launched featuring a collection of real life health stories and personal experiences of illness and
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