Abstract
The adoption of telehealthcare in the United Kingdom has been slow and fragmented. This paper presents a structural explanation for this by contrasting contending themes in recent UK health policy. It is argued that the conflict between trends towards modernization and demands for evidence-based practice have made it difficult for a major policy agency to emerge that can sponsor service development, and so proponents of telehealthcare have been forced to situate their work within the domain of R&D. This has led to a fragmented field of practice characterized by short-term and small-scale projects.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 131-134 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Health Informatics Journal |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2001 |
Keywords
- evidence-base
- health policy
- modernization
- telehealthcare
- Telemedicine
