Maclean J R, Brebner J A, Norman J N
Department of Public Health, University of Aberdeen, UK.
J Telemed Telecare. 1995;1(1):1-6. doi: 10.1177/1357633X9500100101.
Telemedicine services have been provided from Scotland for many years. Initial activities centred on the provision of health care to workers on the oil installations in the North Sea, to mixed-gas divers supporting the oil industry, and to scientific staff in British Antarctic Territory. Other Scottish research work has contributed to space medicine. The remote location of much of the Scottish population is currently the reason for much telemedicine research. This paper reviews the past quarter of a century of telemedicine in Scotland and identifies the principles that have led to success in some challenging locations. The same principles can be expected to apply when telemedicine services are provided more generally.
远程医疗服务在苏格兰已经开展多年。最初的活动集中于为北海石油设施上的工人、支持石油工业的混合气潜水员以及英国南极领地的科研人员提供医疗保健服务。苏格兰的其他研究工作也为太空医学做出了贡献。目前，苏格兰大部分人口居住在偏远地区，这也是开展大量远程医疗研究的原因。本文回顾了过去25年苏格兰的远程医疗情况，并确定了在一些具有挑战性的地区取得成功的原则。当更广泛地提供远程医疗服务时，预计同样的原则也适用。
