The world of virtual care is the theme of the Australian Telehealth Conference (ATC 2017) being held in Melbourne in April, highlighting how telehealth has moved beyond its pilot stages into mature, permanent models of care.
New Zealand's National Telehealth Service was launched in October 2015 and is now offering a national, 24-hour service combining nurse-led health hotline services, poisons advice, clinical telephone assessment for low acuity emergency calls to St John and Wellington Free Ambulance, and an after-hours teletriage service for 600 general practices.
