Should a doctor block his/her patients on Google+ or Twitter?

According to the Guardian newspaper, the current UK guidelines state that "Doctors must not "friend" their patients on Facebook." 


Should a doctor block his/her patients on Google+ then? What about Twitter? 

Social media platforms, their use, and the perception of the ways they are used are all changing. The ban of professional use of the most popular services is not the way forward.

Doctors are natural communicators and should do very well on social media platforms. Patients, and society in general, would only benefit from physicians who share ideas and focus on education...

Via:Facebook friends a no-no for doctors. Guardian.Doctors are natural communicators - social media is extension of what they do every day

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