The NHS says that video-conferencing is playing an increasingly important role in its management and administration, enabling faster decision-making and more personal contact between staff. At the same time, it is reducing travel costs and ensuring better utilisation of staff time. The use of video-conferencing in the NHS is extensive and represents some of the best utilised networks in the UK for this technology.
In addition, it has a great deal of potential as a telemedicine solution, especially in the areas of remote monitoring, consultations, multidisciplinary team meetings for cancer care, and more and more the direct and immediate diagnosis of patients. "The framework agreement will enable Questmark to build on our success in the NHS and position us as the leading video-conferencing supplier to healthcare in the UK" says Questmark's chief executive, Sam McMaster.
(Lee Baldock)
