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NurChat Summary 02/04/13 – The impact of NHS Change Day

NHS Change Day has undoubtedly made a huge impact on many thousands of people; 182,991 people at present have pledged their contribution to change, but just how sustainable are the changes that were made? What lasting legacy has the movement had and how has patient experience been impacted? For any activity there needs to be read more »

NurChat 02/04/2013 – ‘The impact of NHS Change Day’

Facilitating change can be both a long and difficult process, and often those who push for change can be left feeling isolated, especially in large organisations such as the NHS, where it was once difficult to be a lone voice of change. However, with the advent of NHS Change Day, that is no longer! The read more »

NurChat Summary 05/03/13 – What’s your pledge for NHS Change Day?

NHS Change Day will be held on 13th March 2013 and is the single largest collective action for major change in the NHS to date. Its original aim was to achieve 65,000 individual pledges of change that would improve care for patients, their families and carers. The response has already been overwhelming, with over 90,000 read more »

Pledges made for NHS Change Day

This is what NHS Change Day is all about: We’ve collected all the pledges made or highlighted during our recent NurChat – we’re so excited to see the strong level of support for NHS Change Day. NurChat pledge: Engage as many people as possible about NHS Change Day StuSutton #nurchat my first #nhschangeday pledge: to read more »

NurChat Transcript 05/03/13 – What’s your pledge for NHS Change Day?

Read our latest NurChat with @NHSChangeDay. As always, please read from the bottom for chronological order. NurChat @Elle_milner Thank you for joining us #NurChat -9:02 PM Mar 5th, 2013 Elle_milner @KathEvans2 @nurchat @nhschangeday sorry I was in and out but thanks for a great #Nurchat -9:01 PM Mar 5th, 2013 NurChat If you subscribe to read more »

NurChat 05/03/2013 – What’s your pledge for NHS Change Day?

NHS Change Day: What’s your pledge? This is our second out of three discussions with #NHSChangeDay. We wanted to do a follow-up NurChat closer to the time of #NHSChangeDay so we can help support and promote the fantastic idea of NHS workers making a pledge to change one thing, something, anything for the better. NHS read more »

NurChat Summary 05/02/2013 – Apps, tablets and mobile devices in healthcare

92% of adults in the UK now personally own and use a mobile phone1, with two fifths of all adults owning a smartphone2. Tablet ownership is growing fast, and the recent announcement from Apple that they have surpassed 40 billion unique app downloads from the App Store3 shows it’s clear that mobile devices and app read more »

NurChat Upcoming Discussion 05/02/2013 – Apps, tablets and mobile devices in healthcare

It is not uncommon to see doctors and nurses using mobile devices including smart phones and tablets openly in a ward environment these days, whereas less than a decade ago you would be frowned upon if you were so much as glancing at a device in a hospital. Signs saying ‘switch mobile phones off’ were read more »

NurChat Upcoming Discussion 08/01/2013: Should nurses be role models to give health promotion advice?

‘New Year and New Beginnings’ It’s that time where many of us look back on the past year, as well as looking forward to the coming one. It’s a time to reflect on the changes we want, or need, to make and resolve to follow through on those changes. Some people choose to give more read more »

NurChat Summary, 18/12/12 – Get involved in NHS Change Day

The goal of NHS Change Day is to empower 65,000 NHS staff to take voluntary action on the 13th March 2013, demonstrating their commitment to improving patient care and to create a positive movement, potentially leading to more NHS Change Days in the future. The aim is to mobilise 1,000 members of staff for each read more »

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