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Tips from a sceptical charity tweeter

Jeremy Taylor
Fri, 22 November 2013
Jeremy Taylor

I was delighted if rather surprised to see today that I am in a new list of top 30 charity CEOs  on social media.  Only 2 years ago I was a self-avowed sceptic about social media, dismissive of LinkedIn,  averse to Facebook (still am) and wary of Twitter.   I reluctantly began tweeting under the National Voices @NVTweeting account in January 2012, only after gentle if irresistible encouragement from  our  communications lead Jules Acton.   Within 5 days I was chafing at the constraints of an organisational account and began tweeting as myself.  

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GP contracts and coordinated care

Don Redding
Wed, 20 November 2013
Don Redding

The new contract for England’s GPs from 2014 is a significant demonstration of two things: the increasing momentum towards joined up policy on out of hospital care, and the queasy tension it can raise for patient organisations.

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Care Plans, Care Planning or both?

Alf Collins
Mon, 28 October 2013
Alf Collins

Everywhere I go, people are talking about building the House of Care and putting in place collaborative care and support planning. It all looks so simple doesn’t it? Ask people to set a goal, tell them what local support is available to help them get there and you’ve got a basic care plan. Add in a few pieces of information (medical data and details of who to contact in case of emergency) and there it is - job done.

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Working with campaigners to ensure that local authorities do not lose sight of eye health

Tara Melton
Thu, 26 September 2013
Tara Melton

Tara Melton, Campaigns Officer at the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), on their campaign to ensure that eye health is seen as a public priority.

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