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WhatsApp for clinicians
Updating NHS technologies: a WhatsApp-like system would improve communication
BMJ 2018; 361 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k1317 (Published 12 April 2018) Cite this as: BMJ 2018;361:k1317
- Iona E F McKechnie, medical student
- Sheffield, UK
- i.mckechnie{at}hotmail.co.uk
As a “young person” I am unsurprised at the high number of physicians using WhatsApp to communicate in the healthcare setting.1 Many, if not the majority, of other businesses around the world use WhatsApp or similar programmes to communicate with each other instantly. But they will not be as concerned with information governance and confidentiality as …
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