Monthly Archives: November 2012

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NurChat Upcoming Discussion 04/12/2012 8pm Decembeard and Beating Bowel Cancer

November 28, 2012 – 10:49 am

Decembeard is the creation of Chris Evans from Radio 2 and was born last year after the success of Movember. Over 70 people joined in Decembeard in 2011 and raised £20,000, and this year Beating Bowel Cancer want to double that target. Anyone can take part by getting sponsored to grow their own beard or read more »

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NurChat Summary 20/11/2012 – Social Media and Mental Health

November 22, 2012 – 4:24 pm

This topic was inspired by the tragic suicide of Amanda Todd following several cyberbullying attacks which also manifested into physical abuse. According to the NSPCC, 38% of young people have been affected by cyberbullying, which can cause anxiety, depression, self harming and in serious cases such as Amanda’s, even suicide. The discussion began by asking read more »

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Resources – Social Media and Mental Health Discussion

November 21, 2012 – 12:51 pm

This is a work in progress and will be updated as more resources are sent through. If you have links, documents or photos you would like to add, please leave a comment below. From BPD Chat: Discussion on ‘Positives – what have been the positive impacts of your mental illness (if any?)’ held on 28-10-12 View the read more »

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#NurChat transcript 20/11/2012 – Social Media and Mental Health

November 20, 2012 – 10:07 pm

Please read from the bottom for chronological order NatalieMHN really enjoyed this chat but I have to head off now, thanks everyone! #nurchat -9:05 PM Nov 20th, 2012 NurChat Thanks everyone for a great discussion. Off to post the transcript on http://t.co/Kq0oWXwz, will be up in about 10 mins #nurchat -9:05 PM Nov 20th, 2012 read more »

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Upcoming NurChat 20/11/2012 8pm – Social Media and Mental Health

November 13, 2012 – 10:42 am

There are various definitions of what ‘Social Media’ is, however, none of them adequately describe the powerful reality of the effects of social media on mental health. There are lots of benefits to social media as we at NurChat have found, not least of which is the excellent way to make connections with people with read more »

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NurChat 06/11/12 Summary – Prevention of Pressure Ulcers

November 9, 2012 – 1:28 pm

We were thrilled to welcome Emma and Claire from @Your Turn to this discussion, Your Turn is a national campaign to reduce the number of pressure sores in the UK. The active prevention of pressure sores is not only in the interests of the patient, but also in the interests of reducing costs. A recent read more »

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#NurChat Transcript 06/11/2012 – Pressure Ulcers & Prevention with ‘Your Turn’

November 6, 2012 – 10:08 pm

TildaMc @debbietvn Thats the plan – anyone failing need to attend update #Nurchat -9:04 PM Nov 6th, 2012 NurChat Special thank you to Emma @YourTurnOrg for joining us, much appreciated #NurChat -9:03 PM Nov 6th, 2012 debbietvn RT @AmyTVN: @TildaMc @NurChat testing knowledge of staff is a good way of targeting education at those who read more »

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