Yesterday, I attended my first meeting in my new role as Vice-Chair of my local Healthwatch network here in Leeds. I was also there in my role as a Mum, due to the fact that I didn’t have any childcare!…
Yesterday, I attended my first meeting in my new role as Vice-Chair of my local Healthwatch network here in Leeds. I was also there in my role as a Mum, due to the fact that I didn’t have any childcare!…
As I announced last week, I’m going to be the Vice-Chairperson on the new Healthwatch Leeds Board. Our new chair, Linn Phipps, and myself will be the only appointed board members, ten more people will sit on our Board, and…
I’m delighted to announce that from May 2013, I will be working with Healthwatch Leeds as the Vice-Chairperson, under Linn Phipps, who is the appointed Chairperson. I’m passionate about involving people, and so I was delighted to see that other…
I took part in an interesting Tweetchat last night, about the role of Chief Clinical Information Officers (CCIOs) in the NHS. It was a lively debate and I’ve been thinking over some of the key issues. What is a CCIO?…
But…. didn’t you say it wasn’t about the numbers? We were anxious to ensure everybody participating in the #smsmhealth event in Leeds yesterday that we were concerned with starting conversations, and that this didn’t really have a return on investment…
I was delighted to attend a social media event in Leeds today, designed for people interested in mental health. I was asked to deliver a workshop for people interested in using social media for professional development. I was hoping to…
Edit- 19/06/12- For the welcome to the #COT2012 Social Media Surgery, and video of us in action helping our participants get started with Twitter and in the group itself please see my preious post: https://claireot.wordpress.com/2012/06/18/welcome-to-the-social-media-surgery-at-cot2012/ Kirsty Stanley (@Kirstyes) discusses her group,…
I made a video with @Kirstyes, to encourage anyone watching the Twitter feed for the Conference to join in with us as we facilitated a Social Media Surgery for the delegates of the Conference. Here is a short clip showing…
Take some time out to watch this video from the fabulous Health Hackday being held 18th to 20th May in Stockholm, Sweden. Inspirational talks about how smartphones can be used to capture health goals, how game mechanics can be employed…