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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Storm Newton

Instagram famous doctor says NHS staff should make social media content to debunk misinformation

Healthcare leaders should encourage more clinicians to produce social media content to help communicate public health advice and tackle false information, according to a social media medical influencer.

Paediatrician Dr Lillie Parker, who boasts over 100,000 Instagram followers under the doctor.lils handle, argued that "humans are craving human interaction" at a time when GP numbers and health visitors are dropping.

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