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Falls Prevention with @clareRCGP on Twitter

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Claire — 3 Comments

Holistic care As regular readers will know, my main practice interest is in mental health, however, all OTs are trained in both mental and physical health. Providing holistic care to the people I’m working with is enhanced by this training.…

Tagged with: @clarercgp, @clarkmike, @helen_whiteside, @Vision2020UK, Applications to practice, education, Falls prevention, Guidance, RCGP
Posted in Commons, CPD, Evidence based practice, Interprofessional practice, Physical health, Twitter

How can the Health and Wellbeing Board in Leeds use Digital and Social Media? #sm4hwb

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Claire — 9 Comments

I was asked to gather a group of people together in Leeds, to talk with my local Health and Wellbeing Board (HWB) members about how digital and social media could help them support the population in meeting health outcomes. Why…

Tagged with: @Acuity_Design, @CIHM_Becky, @ClaireOT, @desktopcarl, @Gemma_Finnegan, @GoltonStewart, @iksan_an, @johncbaron, @Lucinday, @MindingsStu, @nhsleeds, @ronstrong, @shirleyayres, Assistive Technology Hub, Care Planning, Casserole Club, CCG, Centre for Independent Living, CIL, Commissioning, digital exclusion, Digital Health Conference, Digital Health Hack, disability, Dutton and Blank 2011, EPP, Expert Patient Programme, Free to Live, Go On Leeds, Good Gym, Guidance, HANDI, Health And Social Care Act (DH 2012), Health and Wellbeing Board, innovation, JNSA, Joining in the Conversation: Social Media and Mental Health Services, Joint Strategic Needs Assessment, Kunzmann Wong and Hart 2011, Leeds, Leeds Directory, Leeds SMS, Leeds Wellbeing Web, LS14Trust, Malby and Mervyn 2012, Mindings, MyCareTracker, Next Generation Users: The Internet in Britain, NHS Confederation, ocial Networks: An Additional Brief Literature Review, Old Broadcasting House, Oxford Internet Survey, Personal Budget, Personal Health Budget, QU2, Rally Round, Recovery4.me, Social Media, Spartacus Forum, Spartiquilt, Tapcare, The Big White Wall, The Health Foundation., UsefulApps, We Are Spartacus
Posted in #sm4hwb, Digital Engagement, Digital Inclusion, Evidence based practice, Healthcare Apps, Leeds, Social Isolation, Social Media, Social Media Surgery, Web 2.0

#nhssm 18/4/12 Geo-location in healthcare services

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Claire — Leave a comment

Involved … Top resources … http://www.gmc-uk.org/Draft_explanatory_guidance___Doctors_use_of_social_media.pdf_48499903.pdf http://www.scoop.it/t/healthcare-apps/p/1628001086/student-bmj-there-s-a-medical-app-for-that https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ie=UTF-8&ion=1#hl=en&sclient=psy-ab&q=social+media+policy+site:nhs.uk&oq=&aq=&aqi=&aql=&gs_nf=&gs_l=&pbx=1&fp=28f23895daab92a5&ion=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1238&bih=591 http://wishfulthinkinginmedicaleducation.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/nhs-branding-and-twitter-twibbons.html?m=1 http://www.webicina.com/nursing/#.T4w_85Wtfy8.twitter http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/prnewswire/press_releases/California/2012/04/18/SF89674 http://thenextweb.com/apps/2012/04/16/streamd-in-solves-tweet-overload-by-only-showing-whats-going-on-nearby/ http://digihealthhack.eventbrite.co.uk/ Related tags … #hcsmeu #ilovethenhs #nurchat #hcsm #hcsmuk See Twitter for more tweets, people, videos and photos for #nhssm @salma_patel RT @Gemma_Finnegan : 30 mins until tonight’s…

Tagged with: Check-in, Facebook, Foursquare, geo-location, Google+, Guidance, nhssm
Posted in CPD, Digital Engagement, Interprofessional practice, Twitter

#BLcamp- 15/4/12 Grabchat

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Claire — 1 Comment

Blue Light Camp- an Emergency Services Unconference Blue Light Camp was set up as a place for people who work in the emergency services, and the people who work in partnership with them to get together and discuss relevant issues relating…

Tagged with: #BLcamp, #BLcamp1, #BlueLightCamp, Barcamp, Guidance, Social Media, Unconference, Web 2.0
Posted in Commons, Digital Engagement, Interprofessional practice, Personality Disorders, Social Media, Social Media, Web 2.0

#AHPNorth Conference- Just Do It!

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Claire — 2 Comments

I was fortunate enough to attend the AHP North Conference in Leeds held on 28th March 2012. We gathered from across the North of England in order to examine the role of AHPs (Allied Health Professionals) in the new health…

Tagged with: Applications to practice, Bob Ricketts CBE, EBP, Edna Robinson, Guidance, Health And Social Care Act (DH 2012), Ieuan Ellis, innovation, Karen Middletopn, Mental Health, prevention, productivity, QIPP, quality, Sir David Ncholson
Posted in AHP, Conference, CPD, Interprofessional practice, Leeds, Recovery, Twitter

A Health Commons using a Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Approach

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Claire — 2 Comments

Considering the development of a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) for people within health and social care, I have noticed that some of the ideas of a Commons, a Peer-to-Peer Approach and Connectivism are not well understood, so I thought it would…

Tagged with: #MedEdMOOC, @DanMcquillan, Bauwens, Connectivism, Guidance, Health Commons, Michael Bauwens, P2P, Peer-to-peer, transformation
Posted in Commons, CPD, Digital Engagement, Interprofessional practice, MOOC, Twitter, Web 2.0

#benefitscamp hack day at Westminster Hub @FutureGov

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Claire — 10 Comments

I was intrigued to see the hack day advertised through my networks, hosted by the Westminster Hub and Future Gov, and the invite list looked like it contained a good mix of people from all different walks of life. I knew I…

Tagged with: #benefitscamp, #wrb, @creativecrip, @janetedavis, @lucy_watt, @nancyrowina, disability, Guidance, hack, productivity, work
Posted in Digital Inclusion, Interprofessional practice, Recovery, Social Inclusion, Social Media, Web 2.0

#MedEdMOOC, #HCPMOOC or #HealthMOOC?

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Claire — 11 Comments

The process of developing the MOOC for HCP continues apace, but there are still issues we need to hammer out in order to see the maximum possible engagement in the event, and the greatest possible learning opportunities presented to the…

Tagged with: #HCPMOOC, #HealthMOOC, #MedEdMOOC, @DeanJenkins, Applications to practice, Connectivism, education, Guidance, nhssm, Social Media, Social Media Surgery, video conferencing
Posted in Blogging, CPD, Digital Engagement, Interprofessional practice, Leeds, MOOC, Reflection, Social Media

Nhssm at the Nursing and Midwifery Council for Social Media Week #smwldn #smwnmc #nhssm

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Claire — 4 Comments

I was delighted to see that as part of this year’s Social Media Week, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) played host to a live #nhssm event. This was entitled “Talking with patients online: what are the boundaries?” and it…