digital #networkleadership
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Digital #NetworkLeadershipNHS England Network Leadership Programme Naomi McVey March 2016
Overview
• Digital opportunities for network leaders • My use of digital platforms as a network
lead• My top three digital options for health
networks• Making it happen…
Digital opportunities to engage and collaborate
Website or webpage
Pros• Visibility - people can find you,
your purpose and work quickly and easily
• Promotes what you do• Ease of sharing information
Cons• Cost (depending on platform)• Agreeing practicalities with
host/funding organisation • Keeping up to date• Access to, time for and skills in
content management
Pros• Largest number of users• Option of page or group• Groups can be closed or secret• Groups = shared content • Admin settings and control• Good mobile app• Share images and documents,
videos, links
Cons• Acceptance - still seen as a social
platform• Access - limited NHS access• Helping people to understand
privacy settings/control
Facebook group: Women’s Health Physiotherapy
• Grew from group of 20• 4000+ members• International• Grassroots• Multiple daily posts• Thriving community of
practice
Pros• Fast• Large number of innovative
health workers • Ease of which you can connect
with others• Visibility • Good mobile app
Cons• Account is hub and spoke – led
by one person or team• Needs regular activity • Can take more energy and time
to build • Acceptance - still seen as a
social platform• Access - limited NHS access
The WeCommunities
• Grew from nursing tweetchats in 2011• Now a family of 17 different twitter
communities with over 100k combined followers
• Grassroots• Multiple tweetchats each week• Thriving multi-professional community
‘In the new world, power comes from
connection and ability to influence through networks’
The new era of thinking and practicein change and transformation, NHS IQ 2014