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BMJ 2018; 360 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k1041 (Published 07 March 2018) Cite this as: BMJ 2018;360:k1041
  1. Nigel Hawkes
  1. London

Ooh! I love WhatsApp

You’re not alone. A recent survey showed around a third of UK clinicians use WhatsApp or a similar messaging tool. WhatsApp is free and offers “a simple, secure, reliable messaging and calling service,” say its owners, Facebook. But you’re going to have to learn to unlove it.

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On 25 May the General Data Protection Regulation of the European Union will come into force. It’s a complex …

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