£3m waste of space

Cheshire West PCT spokeswoman said the Royal College of Physicians’s report on the way older people’s services should be provided and the recent White Paper ‘had to be taken into consideration before we settle on a preferred option for the long-term use of the new unit which delivers best value for patients and the public purse.’

Telemedicine for sub-Saharan countries

‘Due to an increasing population, a global shortage of physicians and other healthcare professionals, as well as increasing health costs, Telemedicine is perceived by many to be a lifejacket held-out to a society immersed in the turbulent sea of healthcare.’ Odd metaphor for a sub-Saharan project, but a worthwhile project nonetheless.