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Posted 28 November 2018

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Suicide prevention messaging case studies

A collection of anonymised case studies highlighting how ChatHealth is supporting delivery of the National Suicide Prevention Strategy.

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Posted 28 November 2018

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School nursing messaging case studies

A collection of anonymised case studies describing typical examples of contacts received by school nursing teams which are providing messaging support to young people.

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Posted 3 November 2018

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Feedback on the Leicestershire service for parents and carers

Alicia, a service user from Leicestershire, talks about her experience using their health visitor messaging service for parents and carers.

Posted 25 July 2018

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BBC speaks with ChatHealth clinical lead

Our clinical lead Caroline Palmer explains how a school nurse messaging service works and how in 2014 the QNI recognised the importance of using digital technology to improve access to health services for young people.

Posted 25 July 2018

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Staff and young people feedback

School students explain how ChatHealth messaging benefits service users and staff describe the impact for healthcare professionals.

Posted 18 January 2018

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Accredited by the King's Fund

In 2018, a King's Fund publication on adoption and spread of innovation in the NHS cited ChatHealth as a case study which exemplifies successful diffusion of innovative practice.

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Posted 28 June 2017

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Feedback from Warwick Medical School and Kings College London

A study on the role of digital communication in supporting young people with long term conditions led the LYNC study team to evaluate ChatHealth in Jun 2017.

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Posted 28 May 2017

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Feedback on the Sussex service for young people

Robert, a service user from Sussex, gives feedback about their school nurse messaging service for 11-19 year olds.

Posted 28 February 2017

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Are text messaging services the new platform for communication with children and young people?

In Feb 2017 , amidst reports that 69% of young people were unsure how to contact their school nurse, Isle of Man SCPHN Cherly Ann Dodd published her peer reviewed paper in the British Journal of School Nursing.

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Posted 28 February 2017

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Review of the Suffolk services for young people and parents

In Nov 2016, a year after launching new school nurse messaging services for young people and parents, Suffolk County Council delivered this evaluation.

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Posted 28 January 2017

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CQC highlights ChatHealth as good practice

Reporting on an inspection in Lecestershire the CQC described as good practice the ChatHealth messaging service for young people which was successful and provided appropriate information.

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Posted 25 July 2016

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Winner of the Academic Health Science Network Innovation in Healthcare Awards

ChatHealth's award from the Academic Health Science Network in 2014 was for improving access to healthcare for under-served service users. This movie, published in January 2016, looks back and describes some of the impacts of the innovation over the previous 18 months.

Posted 4 April 2016

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Early adopter services implement the model

TV coverage of Lancashire's school nurse messaging service launching in 2016 explained more about how the innovation will benefit young people in their area.

Posted 28 March 2016

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ChatHealth thanks a million

In Mar 2016 the ChatHealth support team was saying "thankyou" to nurses around the UK who had made it possible for a million young people age 11-19 to have access to text message help and health advice from NHS school nurses.

Posted 25 July 2015

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Review at the Patient Experience Network National Awards

A year on from winning the national award ChatHealth Product Manager Jimmy Endicott returned to the PENNAs in 2015 to explain how the positive impact for service users has continued to grow.

Posted 25 March 2015

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Winner of the NHS England Innovation Challenge Prize

In March 2015 NHS England awarded ChatHealth the prestigious Innovation Challenge Prize for digital engagement.

Posted 25 November 2014

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Txt 4 Help

The Journal of School Health in association with SAPHNA reports on ChatHealth in the run up to the 2014 ‘Inspire, Innovate and Improve’ event which encouraged children and young people centred care through enhanced technology.

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Posted 25 October 2014

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Nursing for the next generation

Peer reviewed paper published by the RCN in 2014 in Primary Health Care, the community health nursing journal.

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