Across Europe and the US, teleradiology has been successfully used as a modern method of diagnosing diseases, and online counselling has become an integral part of the medicine of the future. But what exactly is teleradiology, and why is it needed?
An NHS pilot project is now taking place in Greater Manchester, investigating the use of a web platform that allows people to keep their data in a Personal Online Data Store (or Pod), part of plans to give patients control of medical data while ensuring it can be shared with the healthcare professionals who need access to it.
The pandemic has had an impact on all aspects of life and many changes are expected to be seen over the coming months and years as a result of the coronavirus crisis.