More Scots to see GPs over videolinks
MORE Scots patients will be able to see their doctor over a webcam videolink under plans announced yesterday.
The Scottish Government revealed the Scottish Centre for Telehealth (SCT) is being integrated with NHS24.
That could pave the way for greater use of telehealth – which uses the latest technology to link patients with doctors.
People in some remote areas are already benefiting from telehealth systems, with videolinks in GP surgeries and community hospitals connecting people in rural Aberdeenshire and Orkney with medics in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
The SCT will become part of NHS24 in 2010. The integration comes after a review of SCT made recommendations on extending telehealth.
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