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NHS Choices weekly website report – week 10

Nicola Masefield, March 15, 2017 — Home, Reporting, Weekly Report

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How much sleep do kids need? This week’s NHS Choices website weekly report covers the period from March 6-12 2017, which saw 11.8 million visits to the site. This was a 2.13% increase on the previous week, and an 8.21% decrease compared with the same period last year. Unique visitors totalled 8.49 million. NHS Choices …

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Social and Digital Media blog – February 2017

Naomi Pattem, March 14, 2017 — Home

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In February our Facebook account gained 6,270 new followers, taking the total up to 144,821. We received 2,058 new followers on Twitter, taking the total to 202,617. Across the month, we had 348,893 engaged users, encompassing likes, comments, shares and clicks on social media. Top Tweet Our tweet that reached the most people this month …

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#BeBoldForChange – An interview with Amanda Neylon

Callum Loughlin, March 8, 2017 — Home

Amanda with her 10 Digital Ladies Leader for Good Award 2017

Amanda Neylon, Programme Director at NHS Digital, is winner of the 10 Digital Ladies Leader for Good Award 2017. This award celebrates people who have made a significant impact on the third or public sectors.  Amanda’s real passion is helping drive digital cultural transformation across charity and public sector organisations, while also making substantive improvements …

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NHS Choices weekly website report – week 9

Shaun Hasney, March 8, 2017 — Home, Reporting, Weekly Report

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Do you know the signs of a heart attack? This week’s NHS Choices website weekly report covers the period from February 27-March 5 2017, which saw 11.6 million visits to the site. This was a 2.54% decrease on the previous week, and a 2.67% decrease compared with the same period last year. Unique visitors totalled …

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Encouraging reaction to quiz experiment

Steven Shukor and Naomi Pattem, March 2, 2017 — Content, Home, User Testing

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In January, NHS Choices dipped its toes in the world of social media quizzes, and the first – very encouraging – results are in. The Sugar Savvy quiz was created to test people’s knowledge of how much sugar can be found in popular foods. The Snack Burner quiz tested users’ ability to figure out how …

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NHS Choices weekly website report – week 8

Nicola Masefield, February 28, 2017 — Home, Regular Update, Reporting, Weekly Report

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Should we be eating 10 portions of fruit and veg a day? This week’s NHS Choices website weekly report covers the period from February 20-26 2017, which saw 11.9 million visits to the site. This was a 2.81% increase on the previous week, and a 0.28% increase compared with the same period last year. Unique …

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A new hospital and GP experience on Bing

James Lumgair, February 23, 2017 — Data, Home, NHS Choices Beta, Syndication, User Experience

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Choosing the right GP surgery for you and your family is important. Not only is location significant, you may also want to take into account what facilities are there, the opening times and what other patients have experienced. If you want to change surgery or find out where your closest A&E is, for a number …

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NHS Choices weekly website report – week 7

Nicola Masefield, February 22, 2017 — Home, Reporting, Weekly Report

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Could you spot scarlet fever? This week’s NHS Choices website weekly report covers the period from February 13-19 2017, which saw 11.5 million visits to the site. This was a 3.03% decrease on the previous week, and a 2.31% decrease compared with the same period last year. Unique visitors totalled 8.31 million. NHS Choices visits …

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Social and Digital Media blog – January 2017

Naomi Pattem, February 16, 2017 — Home

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In January, our Facebook account had 6,366 new followers, taking the total up to 137,907. Followers on Twitter are steadily rising, with 2,089 new followers, taking us past the eventful 200,000 mark, reaching a total of 200,559 followers. Top tweet Our tweet that reached the most people this month linked to the Stay Well This …

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‘But… sometimes’ A short film about anxiety

Robyn Cooper, February 15, 2017 — Content, Home, Video

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This blog was written by Robyn Cooper, a filmmaker who has used her experience of anxiety to make a film designed to help others. During the production of her short film ‘But…sometimes’, she received support from NHS Choices. She talks about the project and how she hopes it may build understanding of the condition. I …

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