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2 July 2014

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
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19 March 2013

GPs can ride the social media highway

A practical guide to help UK doctors navigate the ethical and confidentiality dilemmas posed by social media has been published
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6 March 2013

From the frontline

There’s any amount of guidance on using social media in healthcare, yet most trusts remain downright suspicious. Andrew Carr, an
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24 December 2012

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
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20 December 2012

The holly and free wi-fi

John Popham is running a campaign to bring free wi-fi to hospitals. He tells Lis Evenstad that it can keep
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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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25 November 2010

NHS Choices allowing Facebook tracking

The Department of Health has come under fire for including code on NHS Choices that allows Facebook and Google to
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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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2 December 2009

Doctors warned of Facebook flirts

Doctors have been warned not to respond to flirtatious approaches from patients on social networking sites like Facebook.
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