Preventing hospital visits through telemedicine: in the United Kingdom, where 17 million people--more than a quarter of the population--are living with chronic conditions, a new telemedicine programme shows how medical care provided by general practitioners and nurses for such patients can be complemented with 'supported self-care'

The benefits of a telephone support programme operating in Birmingham are obvious to Beryl Keating, who has been enrolled now for two years. Keating has had asthma and lung problems [...]