Can and should a private market for telecare and telehealth be stimulated?

Consultant Cardiologist Lance Forbat laments that large numbers of people with long term conditions are not being properly managed and answers a question posed by Professor Sue Yeandle at the WSDAN regional event on the 11 June 2009. Can and should a private market for telecare and telehealth be stimulated?

For a full report on Sue Yeandle’s presentation, see Telecare: Researching the impact on carers and care workers by Mike Clark in WSDAN News.