Doctor, where?
Published: 8 February 2008 10:00 GMT
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The Scottish Centre for Telehealth (SCT) in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary (ARI) is trialling video conferencing technology from Cisco, called HealthPresence.
In 2005, representatives from NHS Grampian presented the "booth concept" at the Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh with universal approval from clinicians. Building on this concept, and also given that NHS Grampian has a very successful telemedicine support service for minor injuries to the local community hospitals, it was agreed that the world's first pilot of HealthPresence should be based in Aberdeen.
Dr Karyn Webster from the ARI, who is participating in the trial told silicon.com: "The support of healthcare delivery in remote and rural areas is a priority for the SCT, especially where the recruitment and retention of healthcare practitioners is proving difficult."
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