When will the NHS wake up to telehealth?
Two items that ask the same ‘When?’ question from different angles:
First, a primary care angle from widely read Healthcare Republic, Stephen Robinson in Can telecare ease GPs’ workload? which references the Kent, Essex, Nottingham and Scottish telehealth experience and comments from presenters at a recent Kings Fund event.
Second, on Wednesday, Stephen Dorrell (Conservative, ex- health minister from the early 90s and currently Chair of the influential Health Select Committee) gave a speech attended by one of our readers who commented…