TELEMEDICINE AND TELECONFERENCING - THE SAVIOR PROJECT

Providing high-quality cost-effective healthcare to patients in 'remot e' locations is an important requirement for today's health service. I n an area such as Scotland, a significant proportion of the population live in rural areas, in many cases at a considerable distance from th e nearest major hospital. Local health centres or general practice hos pitals can provide effective care for many medical problems. However, patients may require urgent or specialist treatment that cannot be pro vided locally. Telemedicine call help solve this problem by providing local medical practitioners the means to consult with specialists base d in the major hospitals via communications technology.