In December 2006, the Wall Street journal discussed online tools which gave patients
better access to information and helped build communities. the following year in September 2007, the Economist wrote of the rise of “user-generated content” calling it user-generated health care, or Health 2.0.

The terms for Health 2.0, Medicine 2.0 and E-Health 2.0 are still be defined and refined but the Health 2.0 Wiki has some useful information on how things are developing (even though a more euro-centric approach would be preferable).

WSJ Article – Social Networking Comes to Health Care

Economist Article on Health 2.0

Health 2.0 Wiki

Wikipedia – Health 2.0 Entry

E-Health Insider’s report Web 2.0 in the Health Sector, concludes that new online applications based on social health networks, participation and user generated content (UGC) – such as user reviews of doctors and hospitals – will rapidly evolve to challenge existing healthcare systems and create new delivery models.

The exec summary is free but you pay for the whole report so does anyone have a spare £587.50 ?

The Patient Voices programme aims to capture some of the unwritten and unspoken stories of ordinary people so that those who devise and implement strategy, as well as clinicians directly involved in care, may carry out their duties in a more informed and compassionate manner.

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Source : Health Sciences and Practice Subject Centre E-Bulletin

NHS Choices videos are now available to patients via YouTube….

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Source : Health Sciences and Practice Subject Centre E-Bulletin