BMA wants tech to save boundaries
The introduction of videophones and webcams in GP surgeries would be a better way of improving patient access than scrapping practice boundaries, according to the British Medical Association. The doctors’ union has recommended a series of local solutions plus changes to the national ‘temporary resident’ system as an alternative to government plans to remove practice […]
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3G Doctor launches videophone consultations
Patients in the UK and Ireland can now access a self-created medical record on their mobile phone, and also have a video consultation with a doctor using a 3G smartphone. The service, launched by 3G Doctor, allows registered individuals to create a web-based health record and video consult with a doctor using a 3G video […]
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European telecare project reports success
A major project funded by the European Commission into video communications in telecare has concluded that while such systems are well received by older people, to be truly effective the IT needed to be further integrated with other devices such as alarm systems. The IST@HOME project lasted six months and supplied 600 homes in Germany, […]
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