The purpose of the present investigation is to explore teachers’ academic excellence as a predictor of acceptable teaching through students’ evaluation of teachers. A five-point rating scale was developed containing three aspects i.e. teaching method punctuality, delivery of lecture, fair in exam and content expertise. The data was collected from 699 post-graduate students and about 33 university teachers. Data that related to a teacher’s qualification, published papers and conferences and workshops attended were collected from administrative records. These were compared with the data collected from the students. A regression analysis was performed to find the predictability of academic excellence to a teacher’s classroom activity. It was found that teachers’ qualifications, published papers and attendance at conferences and workshops are not related to teaching performance punctuality, teaching method, fair in exam and content expertise

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Social Media Health Influencers (SMHIs) can be defined at the most basic level as those who influence their followers' perspectives by posting online health-related content. SMHI followers are individuals who watch, take advice from or subscribe to an SMHI.This study aimed to investigate SMHIs' effect on their followers and explore the responsibilities of SMHIs in the online space and their capacity to enhance health education.Primary data collection involved surveying individuals to understand the effect of SMHIs. Furthermore, the research team launched the National Collaborative for Health and Social Media (NCHSM), which aims to facilitate future research and raise awareness about issues surrounding social media and health. The NCHSM hosted '#InfluenceMe: The Responsibility of Online Social Power in Wellbeing', where a panel of SMHIs discussed the challenges of operating responsibly on social media.Of the sample surveyed (n=206), 68 participants were identified as SMHI followers. 63% of SMHI followers reported changing a decision or action due to SMHIs, suggesting SMHIs may influence followers' health-related decisions or actions. Key differences between followers that changed behaviours based on SMHI advice and those that did not, included the number of SMHIs followed and how often health content was viewed. Followers were also keen for healthcare organisations to use SMHIs in health education. However, the #Influ-enceMe event suggested that healthcare leaders (e.g. senior Healthcare Professionals) are needed to verify SMHIs and ensure their social media content is accurate.SMHIs appear to have an impact on their followers' behaviours. In order to elicit positive behaviour changes in followers, SMHIs must create accurate content and act responsibly online. Healthcare leaders have the potential to verify SMHIs so that their involvement in health education is optimal. Healthcare leaders themselves also have potential to act as SMHIs in today's digital age.Objectives Our aim was to run a successful quality improvement project and improve patient care over two inpatient wards at The Meadows Community Psychiatric Hospital, Stockport.Background There is an average of 38,000 falls each year in community hospitals across the UK which Results in high levels of morbidity and mortality. We noted that the quality of post-falls reviews taking place by doctors at The Meadows varied greatly and were often not meeting NICE guidance on multifactorial risk assessments for falls, potentially leading to patient harm. Methods Initially, we reviewed 34 inpatient falls by retrospectively analysing patients' notes in January 2018. Following this a post-falls pro forma was designed and implemented to guide doctors when performing their reviews. Feedback was collected, education sessions delivered and changes made accordingly. We then reviewed a further 20 falls on the same wards over March-April 2019 and improvements over 11 NICE standards were recorded. Results The quality and consistency of falls reviews improved in all but 1 of the...