VIDEO appointments in Lerwick set to become a permanent fixture

The Attend Anywhere scheme has been trialled at the northerly health centre this year in a bid to cut down on the transport required for people attending pre-operation assessments. The trial has been a success and work on embedding video conference facilities at the health centre on a permanent basis is all but completed.
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NHS Shetland primary care manager Lisa Watt:

If you think about how long people in Shetland spend travelling to get to appointments, both within Shetland and off island, if there’s anything we can do that cuts down on those travel times and the inconvenience of being away from home, then it’s absolutely got to be the thing to do.