Delivering out of hospital healthcare in the UK

06/15/10 • 10 min

Cambridge Judge Business School Discussions on Health Management

Pam Garside's new report 'Out of Hospital Care - Lessons from the US' explains why technological advances that have lead to the development of pressure sensitive carpets, talking pill bottles that say when to take medicine and applications for mobile phones will enable patients to be successfully treated at home in the UK.

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