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Factors affecting the adoption of telehealthcare in the United Kingdom: the policy context and the problem of evidence

C. May

Centre for Health Services Research, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK, c.r.may{at}ncl.ac.uk

M. Mort

Institute of Health Research, Lancaster University, UK

F. Mair

Department of Primary Care, University of Liverpool, UK

T. Williams

School of Primary Care, University of Manchester, UK

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.

Key Words: Telemedicine • telehealthcare • health policy • modernization • evidence-base

Health Informatics Journal, Vol. 7, No. 3-4, 131-134 (2001)
DOI: 10.1177/146045820100700304
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