FOI Request
- Disclosure ID
- FOI/01032
- Request Date
- June 15, 2016
- Subject
- Telemedicine
- Description
- What proportion of hospital departments use telemedicine (the remote diagnosis and treatment of patients by means of telecommunications technology)? Please provide as a proportion (eg 7/20) and list the departments.
- Overall, has the feedback regarding telemedicine from patients and clinicians been positive or negative?
- Do you have any plans to expand the use of telemedicine across the hospital or bring in any new telemedicine technologies?
- Response
- Three departments within the trust out of approximately 48 – 3/48:
Speech and Language Therapy
Stroke Services
Adult and long term Conditions
- Generally positive feedback
- Yes