Speaker presentations from our latest event are now available to download in 'Our Events' section of the website.
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Thursday, 28 February, 2013 - 11:00
Half of employees say lower job security, as a result of the economic climate, has made it more difficult to take time off work for health appointments. As a result, workers say they find it is easier to go online for health information, rather than see their GP in person (47 per cent).
With nearly two thirds (61 per cent) of workers admitting that it is difficult to know if the information they are reading online can be trusted, health...
Friday, 15 February, 2013 - 10:35
"Creating better, more relevant consumer health and care information"
Presented by The Information Standard
Tuesday, 26th March 2013, 9.30am - 3.30pm
28 Portland Place, London, W1B 1LY
This FREE event is designed for The Information Standard members and potential...
Monday, 11 February, 2013 - 10:55
Between 1st January and 31st March, The Information Standard are running a funding program whereby any organisation signing up with The Information Standard during this period can receive 3 years' certification free of charge.
Thursday, 6 December, 2012 - 10:49
The Importance of Quality Information in The Shared Decision Making Process event took place on the 4th December and we heard from Angela Coulter, Andy Margolis and Paul Chrisp on various different aspects of Patient Decision Aids, managing Medical Advisory Groups and what makes good guidance. The agenda is...
Wednesday, 24 October, 2012 - 11:15
Leveraging Social Media & Digital Event has been well received with over 100 attendees and plenty of tweets #24octsm
We will also be uploading the presentations from the day as we get them, and they will be available below:
First off was Jon Machtynger, Chief Technology Officer for...
Wednesday, 3 October, 2012 - 09:15
Advice issued on how to find reliable help online to mark World Mental Health Day (10 October)
43 per cent of 18-24* year olds say they have wanted to seek help for themselves, or on a friend’s behalf, after feeling down for a prolonged period. Worryingly, of those who sought help, only half (51 per cent) claim they were able to find it.
The survey,...
Tuesday, 18 September, 2012 - 10:16
The UK’s largest provider of relationship support has become the latest organisation to demonstrate its commitment to quality health and care information
The Information Standard, a certification scheme for health and care information, has today announced national charity, Relate, as its 200th...
Monday, 17 September, 2012 - 12:02
The Information Standard has been working with the Department of Health to gain an in depth understanding of the range of views on the subject of ‘assuring health and care information’, both in general terms and also with specific reference to the proposed single portal for health and care information.
We invited a broad cross-section of health and care information producers, professionals, stakeholders and influencers to take part...
Tuesday, 11 September, 2012 - 10:41
We are delighted to announce our most recent members to achieve certification with The Information Standard:
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Clapa – Cleft Lip & Palate Association: is the only UK-wide voluntary organisation specifically helping those with, and affected by...
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