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.

Type one diabetes is the second most common chronic condition in children after asthma. Children with diabetes require very close management and care, and have frequent interactions with health services. But what do you do if seeing your diabetes specialist requires days off work and school and an eight-hour round trip over country roads?

Kiri Henry lives deep in the heart of Tuhoe country – surrounded by verdant hills and bird song, but with not a neighbour in sight.

When patient Whiti Fletcher went to Kaitaia Hospital's renal unit for her regular dialysis, she had the complication of chest pains.

On the rural West Coast, a trip to the GP traditionally involved a long drive – and seeing a hospital specialist could require several hours on the road each way.

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…