TY - JOUR T1 - GPs, mums, and the ‘Twittersphere’ JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 533 LP - 533 DO - 10.3399/bjgp16X687457 VL - 66 IS - 651 AU - Carrie Ladd Y1 - 2016/10/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/66/651/533.abstract N2 - The use of social media (SM) has exploded in popularity in recent years with 48% of adults and 87% of younger adults (16–24 years) in the UK using networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter.1 GPs will be most familiar with platforms that allow them to share aspects of their personal life with friends and family and to express opinion or support for their chosen social, charitable, or political cause. Far fewer GPs feel comfortable engaging on medical matters with the wider public in these same arenas, with some justification due to the attendant risks of personal criticism, professional complaint, and intrusion on their private life. There is general consensus as reflected by the RCGP Social Media Highway Code that SM is an inappropriate arena for giving personalised medical … ER -