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In attempting to save financial capital, will the NHS lose social capital?

11:34, Friday 27 August 2010

When PTCs are abolished and replaced by GP-led NHS services - what is going to happen to all the existing relationships between PCTs and the public? Over the years, and sometime at great cost, ties have been built up both formally and informally between PCTs and the community though patient groups, carers' groups, enthusiastic passionate NHS representatives and community members.
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Your chance to ask the expert

11:22, Friday 27 August 2010

Do you ever get frustrated that you cannot find answers to your questions about the NHS?
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We've got new blogs for you

14:51, Thursday 26 August 2010

On the very day that one of the dementia community blogging team writes a post about the importance of talking about dementia, what should happen? We publish a brand new blog that does just that in a very vivid way. We are delighted to welcome Clare Cort as an NHS local blogger. Her blog, It's only dementia, you're discharged is about caring for her dad since March 2009.
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NHS local aims to be local and hyperlocal

10:25, Thursday 12 August 2010

The primary aim of NHS local is to improve health care in the West Midlands. In reaching for that goal, we appear to have the same aspirations as those calling for new ways of doing journalism.
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NHS local has a guest blogger for Ramadan

13:02, Tuesday 10 August 2010

We are delighted to mark Ramadan with a new NHS local blog from Tanzeem Anwar, who responded to our request on Twitter for someone to keep a diary during the holy month. Ramadan 2010 begins either on Wednesday, 11 August or Thursday, 12 August depending on the sighting of the new moon.
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Welcome to World Breastfeeding Week

10:25, Tuesday 03 August 2010

On a day that combines World Breastfeeding Week with Charity Tuesday, NHS local gives a big thumbs up to the Baby Café which creates friendly drop-in centres for bab
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Online conversation on using social media in the NHS

16:46, Monday 02 August 2010

NHS local take part in another live tweet-up focusing on using social media in the NHS. There have been further conversations happening today on Twitter, focusing on the issues around integrating social media into the NHS. A number of PCTs joined in and discussed how using Facebook and Twitter has helped them to engage with the public. Individuals spoke about moving away from broadcasting messages towards the public and instead listening and responding to people.
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