Online Study Reveals Diabetes Specialists’ Concern Over NICE Draft Guidance...
At the beginning of this year, NICE released four pieces of draft guidance for diabetes, including documents on Type 1 and 2, as well as management in children and during pregnancy. With publication...
View ArticleElectronic Health Records in the UK: Patient Access Remains a Hot Topic
The gradual adoption of electronic health record systems has been in the works in more than a handful of countries around the globe, from the Kingdom of Jordan to Canada and India, all with various...
View Article10 exemplary ‘social media’ healthcare professional mentors
What happened in the last 10 years? Take just the briefest moment to think about how social media has completely changed the way we interact with one another on a daily basis. If you find it hard to...
View ArticleThree key insights – Philip Gardiner
During early 2015 we celebrated ten individuals “…advancing the cause of social media in clinical practice.” Following the interest in this story, it seemed valuable to invite a few brief thoughts from...
View ArticleSocial media study reveals UK pharmacists’ most pressing issues
We have known for a while now that factors such as a rapidly ageing population and rapidly changing patient expectations are contributing to gaps in NHS funding. The intersection of advances in...
View ArticleBuilding engaging healthcare professional communities online: 5 lessons from...
Recent studies show that nurses are among the most active medical professions online, and they are frequently looking for new ways to be able to connect with their peers through social media. After...
View ArticleThree key insights – Paul Sufka
During early 2015 we celebrated ten individuals “…advancing the cause of social media in clinical practice.” Following the interest in this story, it seemed valuable to invite a few brief thoughts...
View ArticleUK study shows how healthcare professionals use social media: #kfdigital15
This month I’ll be presenting some of Creation Healthcare’s latest research on UK healthcare professionals’ use of social media, at the King’s Fund Digital Health and Care Congress. I greatly admire...
View ArticleSocial Media Study Shows Why HCPs are Opposed to #NHS 7 Day Access Initiative
One of the first in a series of post-election health reform oriented announcements, Jeremy Hunt recently announced plans to make GP surgeries accessible 7 days a week, calling the initiative a ‘new...
View ArticleDiabetes Prevention & Management – a Perspective From UK HCPs
The summer of 2015 has been an unusually eventful one in the therapeutic area of diabetes, with Diabetes UK warning that a large proportion of the fiscal difficulties currently faced by the NHS can be...
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