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NHS 111 Telephone Service Must Be Strengthened, Not Attacked

Rachel Carrell | Posted 08.05.2013 | UK
Read More: NHS Reforms, Telehealth, Patient Safety, Doctors, British NHS, Patients, Remote Healthcare, Nhs, Nhs Reform, UK News
Rachel Carrell

If the NHS is going to survive for the next generation, it simply must evolve new models of provision. NHS 111 is moving in exactly the right direction. In fact, it should be going further. It is just a shame it was sent off prematurely, an unfinished car with a new driver on a half-built road.

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Why Skype is Not the Answer for the NHS (But the Internet Might Be)

Rachel Carrell | Posted 26.01.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Doctors, Medical Costs, Personal Health, Nhs, Health Care, Remote Healthcare, Health News, UK Tech, Skype, Nhs Cuts, UK Lifestyle News
Rachel Carrell

Dr Hennessey lives in London. Dave lives in Newcastle. They've never met. Dave's entire consultation was conducted over the internet and telephone. His inhaler was sent through the post.

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Unleash the Data! Why Patients Need the NHS to Set Their Data Free

Rachel Carrell | Posted 28.12.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: NHS Reforms, Open Data, UK Lifestyle News, Big Data, Data Mining, Doctor-Patient Relationship, Gps, Patients, Doctors Health Care Reform, Remote Healthcare, Nhs, UK Lifestyle, UK Lifestyle News
Rachel Carrell

The potential in health is absolutely enormous. With free-flowing and reliable data we could better understand the causes of illness, identify the best ways to treat, and eliminate many of the irritating inefficiencies that today seem to just be part of being ill.

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