Social Networking Sites
Electronic Contact with Patients
Many patients wish to inform friends and family about their condition, particularly those with long term or serious conditions. The internet can be particularly useful for this purpose, however the publication of information in such a public forum conflicts with the data protection and patient confidentiality rules that NHS staff are bound by and which are described elsewhere on these pages. Accordingly NHS staff cannot contribute information directly to such sites.
Patients and their families are of course free to publish whatever information they choose to disclose and sites like these, or similar, may be useful if you wish to create such a resource. It is strongly recommended that you obtain the consent of the patient involved before publishing any such material.
Please note Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is not responsible for the content of external internet sites, nor does the Trust endorse any particular website or service.
These links are provided merely as in information resource to assist patients and their families based on recommendations received.
Care Pages
Facebook