Hi there! The NHS Hounslow account is official. We would love to get some feedback on what people think of us using Twitter, and how they think we can make the most of it!
caspararemi
· 9 months ago
Thanks Huw. It's worrying that there's no way to verify an account, I had one follow a Choices account called NHSLondon which has been banned so I guess it was reported as being a fake.
Are you on NHS Comms Link? There's a thread in the Digital media clinic forum about twitter, a few of the Trusts listed above have posted about how they're using the service to promote their work.
Huw Edwards
· 9 months ago
Yes I'm on Comms link so I'll check it out, thanks a lot.
James Munro
· 9 months ago
Hi Caspar - this is really useful, and I guess was and will continue to be hard to keep track of - especially as you say because there is no means of authenticating a twitter identity. Can you push this further? Who in a trust is twittering? Comms? PPI? And what are their aims? And is anyone listening?
caspararemi
· 8 months ago
Hi James, I've come across almost all of these thanks to them following the NHS Choices accounts, which I run. I'm assume that a fake account wouldn't follow other NHS organisations.
I'll try DMing all of these listed and finding a contact. I don't know if you have access to NHS Comms Link which I mentioned to Huw above - it's aimed at NHS Trust comms staff and has a discussion forum. Some trusts have discussed Twitter but I think this is the only extensive list so far. I've mentioned it and if links to any more are posted, I'll put them up here. What I may do is edit the list above to indicate which accounts I've confirmed are run by the Trusts named.
I'm doing this in an entirely personal capacity, but I know at Choices we're trying to get much more involved in social media, maybe I'll raise the possibility of having an area on trust profile pages they can list their facebook and twitter profile... :)
Jacqui Gratton
· 9 months ago
I am surprised you didn't find NHS Plymouth!
caspararemi
· 9 months ago
How silly of me - I'm sure I'm following their account with the Choices ones and have even retweeted something by it! I'll add it now, along with another one which just came through.
MHequalities
· 9 months ago
Hi, Been twittering for a while, @mhequalities the National Mental Health Equalities Programme, part of nimhe. New site just gone live, soon to be launched widely
caspararemi
· 9 months ago
Great, I've added you (put you in 'related organisations' rather than 'mental health trusts' as you're not specifically an NHS trust, are you?)
MHequalities
· 9 months ago
Great thanks :-)
Andrew Stronach
· 8 months ago
Hi Caspar
We're tweeting. Finally,- after having had it on the to do list for far too long..
We're @nnuh - Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
caspararemi
· 8 months ago
Thanks - I saw you follow @nhschoices, i was going to head over to add you this afternoon anyway!
Hi caspararemi, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is now also using Twitter to address the community. Please add http://twitter.com/epsom_sthelier to your list and keep up this work. Thanks a lot.
Caspar
· 7 months ago
Thanks Alex - I'll get around to updating the list this weekend and will include this one. Thanks for submitting it!
James
· 3 months ago
Hi Caspar,
Lancashire Care NHS Houndation Trust uses Twitterto get news stories and other useful items out in the public domain. We are LancashireCare on twitter.
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Are you on NHS Comms Link? There's a thread in the Digital media clinic forum about twitter, a few of the Trusts listed above have posted about how they're using the service to promote their work.
Can you push this further? Who in a trust is twittering? Comms? PPI? And what are their aims? And is anyone listening?
I've come across almost all of these thanks to them following the NHS Choices accounts, which I run. I'm assume that a fake account wouldn't follow other NHS organisations.
I'll try DMing all of these listed and finding a contact. I don't know if you have access to NHS Comms Link which I mentioned to Huw above - it's aimed at NHS Trust comms staff and has a discussion forum. Some trusts have discussed Twitter but I think this is the only extensive list so far. I've mentioned it and if links to any more are posted, I'll put them up here. What I may do is edit the list above to indicate which accounts I've confirmed are run by the Trusts named.
I'm doing this in an entirely personal capacity, but I know at Choices we're trying to get much more involved in social media, maybe I'll raise the possibility of having an area on trust profile pages they can list their facebook and twitter profile... :)
Been twittering for a while, @mhequalities the National Mental Health Equalities Programme, part of nimhe. New site just gone live, soon to be launched widely
We're tweeting. Finally,- after having had it on the to do list for far too long..
We're @nnuh - Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
http://twitter.com/NHSLondonSHA
http://twitter.com/NHS_Enfield
http://twitter.com/nhslincolnshire
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is now also using Twitter to address the community. Please add http://twitter.com/epsom_sthelier to your list and keep up this work. Thanks a lot.
Lancashire Care NHS Houndation Trust uses Twitterto get news stories and other useful items out in the public domain. We are LancashireCare on twitter.
James