A NSW hospital will go ahead with its plan to replace its overnight emergency doctor with a video system.
The virtual-assistance telehealth system has been installed at Mullumbimby Hospital. Patients admitted to the emergency ward will have to consult doctors at weed Heads, more than 50km away, via video link between 11pm and 7pm.
This month The Sunday Telegraph revealed the trial had riled the community, which feared the system could risk lives.
Dr Elizabeth Elliott, who works in Mullumbimby Hospital's emergency department, said: "The system could be a great addition to our care, but we do not support using it to replace a doctor."
"I think patients want to see a doctor."
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Quelle/Source: The Daily Telegraph, 29.07.2012
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