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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…

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Posted in #sm4hwb, Digital Engagement, Digital Inclusion, Evidence based practice, Healthcare Apps, Leeds, Social Isolation, Social Media, Social Media Surgery, Web 2.0

What would a “Recovery Hub” look like?

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Claire — 2 Comments

I’m currently starting to ask people in online spaces that I visit what would be useful tools for them in their recovery from periods of mental distress. I want to post a copy of some conversations going on in groups…

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Posted in Commons, Occupational Therapy, Recovery

HealthHackday Sweden Video 3- Health Apps

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Claire — 1 Comment

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…

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Posted in Commons, CPD, Digital Engagement, Healthcare Apps, MOOC

#MindTech- Thoughts and Reflections

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Claire — 2 Comments

This post discusses the recent Mind Tech Unconference, a transcript of the back channel discussing the day can be found in my previous post https://claireot.wordpress.com/2012/03/31/mindtech-the-unconference-grabchat/ There are several issues that I immediately wished to comment on, namely, commissioning criteria in the…

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Posted in AHP, Anxiety, Commons, Conference, CPD, Depression, Evidence based practice, Inpatient Services, Recovery, Reflection, Social Media

#MindTech: the Unconference Grabchat

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Claire — 3 Comments

Background I wasn’t able to get to the recent Mind Tech event, which I was really hoping to attend. However, I was able to blog about it to encourage others to attend, over on my digihealthcon.wordpress.com blog. Please see: http://digihealthcon.wordpress.com/2012/03/27/mind-tech-an-unconference/…

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Posted in Commons, Digital Engagement, Recovery, Stigma, Twitter, 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…