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  Yes, we’re on X! or the social media channel formerly known as Twitter. Follow us for information on: Latest news about the Health Library New books you can borrow Updates to resources Training opportunities you can book Using Health Library services Key online resources Improving your information skills Research opportunities Useful articles Interesting health news Make sure you follow @CECLibrary to make the most of all the facilities, services and resources available, to help you get to the best evidence.

 You can keep up-to-date with all the news from the Health Library by following us on social media. We'll  tell you about changes to facilities keep you informed about how to use our services make sure you get the latest news about our resources We have a Facebook page you can like and a Twitter feed to follow. Take a look and maybe give us a like, follow or share with your friends and colleagues. Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter

Follow the Health Library @ceclibrary on Twitter for the news about the library as well as the latest healthcare news headlines. Follow us on Twitter for information about: service updates, resource updates and the latest training opportunities. We’ll also pass on information about published research and guidelines as well as the latest news. We follow a wide range of local and national healthcare twitter feeds. You can find out more about the following types of twitter feeds: North Staffs NHS Tweeters Keele Twitter Links NHS-Based Organisations Let us know if you would like your organisation to be added to our lists. Our Twitter notifications are monitored regularly, although not constantly. If you would like to contact us via Twitter please feel free to either tweet or DM us. Please remember that Twitter is a public space and behave accordingly; take care of your personal information. “Celebrating Libraries in a Digital World”

We have gathered together some useful social networks that you might find it useful to follow. You'll find them on our Social Networks page .

You can keep up-to-date with the news at library by following our Twitter account . We'll let you know about any changes to the service and updates to resources, as well as letting you know about the major health-related stories of the day.

The British Library is currently running a Twitter based competition for all PhD authors and current doctoral students, inviting them to say why their doctoral research is/was important, using the hashtag #ShareMyThesis. Twitter competition -  https://twitter.com/search?f= realtime&q=%23sharemythesis& src=typd Competition web page -  http://www.bl.uk/share-my- thesis/ Can you summarise how important your research is in 140 characters or less?

Why not start the year by following the Health Library on Twitter? You can keep up-to-date, via your mobile devices, wherever you are, with the news from the Health Library by following us on twitter. For a quick step by step guide check the help page on our website. You will be able to: Learn about new resources Get updates about any changes at the Health Library Discover more about our services Keep up-to-date with important health-related headlines Screen-shot of the Health Library twitter feed

Don't forget that you can follow the Health Library on Twitter . Keep up-to-date with all the latest news at the library - new resources, changes to services and the latest health news.

Twitter can be used for a number of reasons: To keep in touch with the latest news To monitor specific organisations For professional support To network with like-minded individuals To get you started we have listed some organisations that you might find helpful and grouped similar tweeters together. You can find links to these lists on our new page Social Networks . They include networks for: Healthcare professional support Keele-base groups Midwifery-based chat groups and organisations Nursing-based chat groups and organisations Our local NHS organisations National NHS and healthcare-related organisations

If you like to track the latest news using Twitter, why not follow the Health Library too @ceclibrary We let you know all about the latest news at the Health Library – new resources and service updates. We follow a wide range of health-related organisations, including our local trusts, NHS departments and nursing and medicine based colleges and societies. We often re-tweet important news and resources so you can keep an eye on the important events of the day. Let us know what else you would like to see here.

If you like to track the latest news using Twitter, why not follow the Health Library too @ceclibrary We let you know all about the latest news at the Health Library – new resources and service updates. We follow a wide range of health-related organisations, including our local trusts,   NHS departments and nursing and medicine based colleges and societies. We often re-tweet important news and resources so you can keep an eye on the important events of the day. Let us know what else you would like to see here.

Latest news picked from Twitter… 130 systematic reviews have been added to DARE   FREE NICE Guidance App   Getting to grips with integrated 24/7 emergency and urgentcare : "This report considers the challenges...  Guide and films from the RCN to support dementia care   Improving mental health in the community : guides for directors of public health, overview & scrutiny committees Inspection reports from the Care Quality Commission  NHS Improvement Guides by NHS Institute UK  The 15StepsChallenge for community services  Towards Excellence in Hospice Care   For more Follow us on Twitter …

Are there any tweeters out there? You can follow @ceclibrary to get all the latest news from the Health Library. We’ll tell you all about our resources as well as pass on anything significant from a wide range of health organisations that we follow. Follow @ceclibrary for the latest news

Latest news picked via the Twitterverse… Caroline ‏@DeBrun In sickness and in health : "The following are the findings of the survey of nearly 3,400 carers and their experiences" RT @nhsimprovement: Effective pathways for long termconditions RT @rcpsych: RT @GeriSoc: The Silver Book published - recommendations and... to improve emergency care of older people  RT @nhslocal: If only there were a fun way to learn about infection control... oh wait there is!   RT @nicecomms: Info and download links for the new NICE BNF#medicines app for the NHS. You need an Athens account... RT @cochranelibrary: A new issue of the #Cochrane Library publishes today! RT @nhslocal: Can you teach people to care? This is what Stephen Welfare says For more Follow us on Twitter …

Latest news picked via the Twitterverse… RT @thekingsfund: What do we mean by #integratedcare? Together with @NuffieldTrust, we've produced a slidepack on the.. RT @lisresearch: RT @infolitgroup: The Informed Researcher Booklet & #infolit lens on Vitae Researcher ... RT @medmankeele: Latest Quarterly Therapeutic Review has been published today RT @tomgenuity: 10 leading health charities have published a report on how the NHS can achieve person-centred care For more Follow us on Twitter

Latest news picked via the Twitterverse… @nicecomms: The NICE Guidance App for Android and iPhone smartphones is available now @thekingsfund: What will the Health and Social Care Bill mean for the NHS in England? Read @profchrisham 's editorial in @bmj_latest ... @nhslocal: Jargon buster dictionary | NHS local @thekingsfund: Hospitals: what do they do and how much does it cost? @jappleby123 looks at the data in today's @bmj_latest ... @nhslocal: A-Z Conditions | NHS local @nicecomms: Find out how our quality standard on patient experience can help improve standard of dignity for the elderly ... #nhscommissioning resources from Health Libraries Group newsletter added to delicious stack For more Follow us on Twitter …

Latest news picked via the Twitterverse… @nicecomms: Have produced a new e-learning module on the management of hip fracture , in collaboration with the #BMJ  New health-based current awareness portal from CASH  Reports and briefings from the National Horizon Scanning Centre @OfficialNHSC for Cancer and Palliative Care   The latest Evidence Update from @NHSEvidence on Bacterial meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia . Top Tips for GPs in #heartfailure cards have been updated by @NHSImprovement. @NHS Improvement: Interactive #pathway for teenage and adult aftercare (cancer) now available For more Follow us on Twitter …

Latest news picked via the Twitterverse… New online self management resource iMedicalApps launches forum for mobile medical community , giving away free apps An evaluation of the use of performance measures in health care : ... Winterwatch - how the NHS is coping with the increased demands of the cold winter months New Cochrane Library editorial: Implications for research : getting the most out of Cochrane Reviews For more Follow us Twitter …

Latest news selection via the Twitterverse… Atlas of Variation published: shining a light on variation in the NHS Full NMC advice on social networking Two new videos on @RCPsych YouTube channel celebrating the careers of psychiatrists Sir Michael Rutter & Sir David Goldberg In a special issue The Lancet Neurology presents four Review articles on various aspects of stroke New guidance out today to help tackle the shortgage of donor organs For more Follow us Twitter …