Stephen Waddington

MARCH 29, 2020

I’m muddling through the COVID-19 crisis, just like you, but I am starting to think about what might come next. Is it possible to have a good crisis? Tyneside Council has seconded eight staff to help with demand at our local Bay Foodbank in North Shields , Newcastle. Please support seek out and support your local organisation.

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Stephen Waddington

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

A new book describes the extraordinary achievements of NHS communication practitioners during the COVID-19 crisis. This healthcare-focused edition follows #FuturePRoof Three: The NHS at 70 with lessons for the wider PR community, published in 2018. Patient care and privacy needed to be balanced with public health.

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Stephen Waddington

MAY 8, 2018

The third edition of #FuturePRoof celebrating the NHS at 70, has been developed at a time when the organisation is in crisis. Apps focussed on prevention and wellbeing provide access to healthcare at any time in any location. It's a move that was intended to build relationships with local media but has led to a shortfall in skills.

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PR Conversations

OCTOBER 21, 2011

In a hastily organized media conference on Saturday, October 15, 2011, the City of Ottawa’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Isra Levy, announced that a local, privately owned “non-hospital” medical clinic failed to follow proper infection control measures, resulting in the potential exposure of 6,800 patients to Hepatitis and HIV.

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