Patient Information Forum

🌟 @pituitaryorg.bsky.social is now PIF TICK re-certified.

This means its health information continues to be:
- Evidence-based
- Up-to-date
- Easy to use and understand

Get PIF TICK certified: pifonline.org.uk/pif-tick/how...
#HealthInformation
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🌟 @themigrainetrust.bsky.social is now PIF TICK re-certified.

This means its health information continues to be:

- Evidence-based
- Up-to-date
- Easy to use and understand

Get PIF TICK certified: pifonline.org.uk/pif-tick/how...

#HealthInformation
#PIFTICK

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Tell us about your progress on health literacy.

We want to hear from health information producers to find out how the sector is embedding health and digital literacy into services.

Let us know your views by 5 December: lnkd.in/eupCvfHi

#HealthLiteracy
#DigitalLiteracy

Thanks to @anthonynolan.bsky.social, @rcoanews.bsky.social,
@ukhsa.bsky.social, EIDO Systems International and Multiple System Atrophy Trust for your help producing this guidance.

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Social media can be a great way to find health information, but there are risks when using and sharing content.

Our updated guide for the public gives tips on how to find trusted health information on social media.

Download at piftick.org.uk/guide/how-to...

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#HealthInformation

@chsscotland.bsky.social is now PIF TICK re-certified.

This means its health information continues to be:

- Evidence-based
- Up-to-date
- Easy to use and understand

Get PIF TICK certified: lnkd.in/eURpbSfF

See our directory of Trusted Information Creators at piftick.org.uk/health-topics/

You can search on the PIF TICK website with any symptom or condition. You will be signposted to organisations that provide trusted health information that is evidence-based.

@officialpca.bsky.social is just one of the PIF TICK-certified orgs on there.

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#PancreaticCancerAwarenessMonth

💜 Changes in your bowel habits can be a symptom of pancreatic cancer.

Other warning signs:
✅ Mid-back pain
✅ Unexplained weight loss
✅ Jaundice
✅ Indigestion

Pancreatic cancer is the deadliest common cancer.

👉 panact.org/deadlykiller
#DeadlyKiller

🌟 @mesouk.bsky.social is now PIF TICK re-certified.
This means its health information continues to be:

- Evidence-based
- Up-to-date
- Easy to use and understand

Get PIF TICK certified: pifonline.org.uk/pif-tick/how...

#HealthInformation
#PIFTICK

Lucy Packer says research found 6 in 10 people were unaware of any support available to them at the point of their diagnosis. People in marginalised communities are less likely to find and access support.
This can impact their ability to self-manage and cope.

How to guide patients through diagnosis and beyond?
@bloodcanceruk.bsky.social co-created a simple and effective referral process so all people newly diagnosed with blood cancer can be aware of available services and access what they need.

#SelfCare
#SelfCareWeek

The need for trusted self-care advice in farmers' pockets led to the creation of the Fit Farmers app to empower self-care and signpost resources so farmers can find help. It includes a section on dealing with money worries.

Farming in Ireland is part of the national fabric - but the reality of long hours and financial worries means 1 in 4 are at risk of suicide. Laura Tully works with the farming community about wellbeing and staying healthy, says Dr Knut Schroeder.

He says people need help to negotiate the realm of self-care, by building knowledge and increasing the reliability of information. This means respecting and persuading, by providing reliable info - with the PIF TICK.

People want to take responsibility for their health, says Pete Smith. Research has shown:

- Only 1 in 10 people don't want more responsibility for their health.

- But more than 6 in 10 professionals thought there was a reluctance. How to bridge the gap?

@selfcareforum.bsky.social
#SelfCareWeek

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Our webinar with Peter Smith from the @selfcareforum.bsky.social, Dr Knut Schroeder, GP and Founder of Expert Self Care, and Lucy Packer, Service Transformation Lead for @bloodcanceruk.bsky.social sky.social, is underway. We are looking at how to use health information for self-care.

#SelfCareWeek

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Looking for trusted health information on self-care?

We have a collection of wellness resources to encourage everyone to prioritise self-care, stress management and healthy habits.

It includes practical tips and guidance and you can find it here: piftick.org.uk/resource-col...

#SelfCareWeek

🌟 @sarcoma.org.uk is now PIF TICK re-certified.

This means its health information continues to be:
- Evidence-based
- Up-to-date
- Easy to use and understand

Get PIF TICK certified: pifonline.org.uk/pif-tick/how...

#HealthInformation
#PIFTICK

PIF member @selfcareforum.bsky.social will be posting tips this week to mark #SelfCareWeek. Join us over on LinkedIn for a Q&A today at noon too: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

#SelfCareWeek

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Tap into the expertise of fellow PIF members and share feedback at our next Challenges and Solutions workshop.

This free members-only event will help to shape the PIF agenda for 2026.

The session takes place on 10 December from 9.30am to noon – sign up here: pifonline.org.uk/training-eve...

🌟 @kargerpublishers.bsky.social is now PIF TICK re-certified.

This means its health information continues to be:
- Evidence-based
- Up-to-date
- Easy to use and understand

Get PIF TICK certified: pifonline.org.uk/pif-tick/how...

#HealthInformation
#PIFTICK

🌟 @brainstrust.bsky.social is now PIF TICK re-certified.

This means its health information continues to be:
- Evidence-based
- Up-to-date
- Easy to use and understand

Get PIF TICK certified: pifonline.org.uk/pif-tick/how...

#HealthInformation
#PIFTICK

🌟 @breastcanceruk.bsky.social is now PIF TICK re-certified.

This means its health information continues to be:
- Evidence-based
- Up-to-date
- Easy to use and understand

Get PIF TICK certified: pifonline.org.uk/pif-tick/how...

#HealthInformation
#PIFTICK

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To mark Self Care Week 2025, we are hosting an event highlighting how health information supports effective self care and self management.

Join us on 20 November from noon until 1.30pm to explore the latest research and hear examples of good practice.

Sign up at pifonline.org.uk/training-eve...

3/3 - See the full list of resources and links, which also includes materials from @mndassoc.bsky.social, Expert Self Care and Alistair Phillips at piftick.org.uk/resource-col...

#MensHealthMonth
#MensHealth

2/3 - These resources include:

- A guide to the prostate from @prostatecanceruk.bsky.social
- A booklet on understanding testicular cancer from Macmillan Cancer Support
- How to manage thoughts of suicide from @rethinkcharity.bsky.social
- Information on penile cancer via @cancerresearchuk.org

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1/3 - November marks Men's Health Awareness Month.

Our PIF TICK website is home to a collection of men's health resources from PIF TICK Trusted Information Creators, which means they have shown that they meet 10 key steps for producing health information.

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This is the last chance to get an early bird discount on our online workshop exploring how to measure the impact of your health information on 24 November.

The session runs from 9.15am to 1pm.

Book before 10 November to receive a 10% early bird discount at pifonline.org.uk/training-eve...

Great to see our comms manager @sheenacampbell.bsky.social discussing our members' concerns about audiences seeking advice directly from AI rather than coming to them.

The article also mentions the value of PIF TICK certification to show health information comes from a Trusted Information Creator:

🌟 @bupauk.bsky.social is now PIF TICK re-certified.

This means its health information continues to be:
- Evidence-based
- Up-to-date
- Easy to use and understand

Get PIF TICK certified: pifonline.org.uk/pif-tick/how...

#HealthInformation
#PIFTICK