I read a blog by OFCOM recently that shared some statistics around our online activity and how in the last decade our time spent online has doubled and how the use of social media has tripled since 2007. The blog also stated that 81% of social media users check their social media apps at least…
#WGT16 Reflections: Who are we?
The day following WGT16 I remember reading Roy Lilleys blog post – Roy always seems so very adept at turning blog posts around very quickly and very eloquent in his posts and his post WGT16 reflections were no exception. The post talked about how a huge community of NHS workers are in regular touch…
#WGT16 Reflections: Looking at how far we have come
It’s now been a whole week sine #WGT16 .. the coming together of over 250 people all interested in health and social media and I have found myself reflecting on 3 things – the past, the present and the future. This blog is, therefore, the first in a series of three; This blog post explores…
A cup of tea – Day 22
Yes I follow the Tweeting Kettle on Twitter, I’m not quite sure when or even why I began to follow him (or her!) but it’s one of the random accounts I love following. Anyway this little gem flashed up on my Twitter stream today: Life saving chats – how often do we consider a…
Errrrrmmmmm – Day 21 !!
Argghhhhhhh !! It seems I have let a few days run away with me … as its now day 21 and Days 18, 19 and 20 just appear to have disappeared into the Christmas ether ! However rather than kicking myself for not succeeding in a blog post a day I would rather reflect on…
#EvidentlyAdvent – Day 17
Wow I love this: Fear is spoiling #Lego Lindsey’s trip to the park. What could help? https://t.co/QksDCW4cTK #EvidentlyAdvent pic.twitter.com/NUtEq2U9CC — Cochrane UK (@UKCochraneCentr) December 17, 2015 What a wonderfully creative way to get some evidence and research into our Twitter streams. Not only are these films home grown by the UK Cochrane team but they…
Compassion for colleagues – Day 16
I am feeling a little under the weather today, sniffing and sneezing and a bit of a headache! I know its coming… my Christmas cold…. but just at the moment I am refusing to say I am ill, in the desperate hope that I can carry on regardless. Feeling a bot sorry for myself i…
Is it really holistic care ? – Day 15
Thanks to the lovely Philip Ball (@hospicemanager) for getting me thinking today by tweeting a link to his freshly baked blog post: Trying #Onepp @WeNurses @Agencynurse @bartontd philspot: A challenge or piece of cake? Being person centred… https://t.co/Os6yQmRcdE — Philip Ball (@hospicemanager) December 15, 2015 In his blog Philip raises a very good point by…
Making critical appraisal sexy – Day 14
I was pretty over the moon this evening after receiving this Tweet: The reason I was over the moon is that way back at the start of the year I met with Sarah Chapman from the UK Cochrane Centre, Andre Tomlin from the Mental Elf and Sally Crowe from CASP UK and we put our…
Taking time out – Day 13
After a bust early shift I have to admit to not having really looked at any social media today – but during the 5 minutes I have just spent “checking in” this picture caught my eye: I think its so important that sometime we switch off and relax both as caring nurses and as tweeting…