To access the latest healthcare news online, review our top ten digital sources. We’ve shared their respective social media feeds announce real time breaking health and medical news in the UK.
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1. BBC Health News – has an excellent round up the latest news, health videos and extensive features and analysis. @bbchealth
2. Guardian Health – offers current comment, analysis and insight for NHS and healthcare professionals online; there is also a Healthcare Professionals Network with exclusive content. @GdnHealthcare
3. Pulse – is the UK’s leading medical monthly publication, counting more than 70% of GPs among its regular readers, their website is popular for both GPs and other primary care professionals. @pulsetoday
4. GP magazine – is a fortnightly magazine for UK family doctors, it has in-depth news analysis, an expanded education section and it also has an iPad edition too. @GPonlinenews
5. RCGP – The Royal College of General Practitioners is the professional membership body for family doctors in the UK and overseas offers regular news online. @rcgp
6. NHS Choices – shares lifestyle and healthy living tips but does not offer patients any diagnostic advice or help on this channel – instead referring them back to the 111 telephone number. @NHSChoices
7. Health Service Journal – useful online resource on health management and policy, giving regular insights in the fast moving health service. @HSJnews
8. Clinical Services Journal – published 10 times a year, presents readers with detailed information on new technology and working methods are making a difference to healthcare delivery. @HealthFdn
9. BMA – the British Medical Association is the trade union for doctors and medical students; the website offers news, views and analysis about the healthcare sector and profession. @TheBMA
10. theBMJ – the BMJ (formerly the British Medical Journal) is an online medical journal that is updated daily with The BMJ’s latest original research, education, news, and comment articles, as well as podcasts, videos, and blogs. @bmj_latest
Healthcare marketers and patients have a growing appetite for the latest insights and naturally turn to digital channels to access real time healthcare news. These are just a selection of online resources to get you started. What are your favourite healthcare news sources? Share your thoughts below or on Twitter.
