Children And Young People’s Health Support Group - Remote And Rural Paediatric Project

DescriptionA report by the Remote and Rural Areas Resource Initiative (RARARI)paediatric project suggesting models of safe sustainable paediatric care for the remote and rural areas of Scotland.
ISBN0-7559-5187-5
Official Print Publication DateDecember 2006
Website Publication DateDecember 14, 2006

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Child health services in remote and rural Scotland
Dr Bridget Oates, RARARI Paediatric Fellow
ISBN 0 7559 5187 5
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Contents

FOREWORD
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
INTRODUCTION
REMIT OF THE PROJECT
BACKGROUND
EXAMPLES OF PRACTICE ELSEWHERE
MEDICAL/PAEDIATRIC TRAINING IN SCOTLAND TODAY
DATA COLLECTION
COMMON THEMES
Training Resources
Telemedicine
A MODEL FOR PAEDIATRIC SERVICES IN REMOTE AND RURAL SCOTLAND
CONCLUSIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS
Managed Clinical Network
Training
Telemedicine
Transport
Acknowledgements
Appendix 1 - Membership of the RARARI Paediatric Project Steering Group
Appendix 2 - Glossary
Appendix 3 - Summary of Service Provision in Remote and Rural Scotland in Shetland, Orkney, Western Isles and Remote Highland
Appendix 4 - Telemedicine to support the Child Health Service - the Ideal for the Western Isles
Appendix 5 - Report of the Paediatric Redesign Group in the Western Isles April 2005

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