In this article, Baroness Martha Lane-Fox says that free wi-fi will allow patients staying in hospital to self-monitor their conditions using apps, maintain contact with social networks that can support recovery and help them to stay in contact with family and friends. It could also reduce the administrative burden on doctors, nurses and care staff, freeing up more time to be spent with patients, and enable safer working practices such as e-prescribing. The Baroness also recommended that at least 10% of registered patients in each GP practice should be using a digital service such as online appointment booking, repeat prescriptions and access to records by 2017.
So - will free wifi in the NHS help GPs achieve a greener health service ... ?
Read more at: http://www.pharmatimes.com/Article/15-12-08/Free_wi-fi_across_NHS_among_new_digital_proposals.aspx
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