A new statement on telehealth practices is intended to make sure current guidelines don’t get in the way of innovative IT solutions, Medical Council chair Andrew Connolly says.

The Selwyn Foundation is currently using a telehealth pilot to monitor the health of elderly patients remotely using touch screen technology.

Northland District Health Board is currently taking part in a two year trial of a high tech telemedicine system allowing remote access to specialist emergency care.

While written for Victoria, this paper does still discuss a number of very important Medico-legal issues that are generally applicable when implementing telehealth within New Zealand.

Staying Strong was a collaborative pilot between Integrated Living, Australia's First Peoples and the Department of Health to specifically trial telehealth with older Aboriginal people to improve access to health...