ICT&health April 16, 2020
Daily life has been disrupted beyond all expectations over the last few weeks. Workplaces have shut, schools closed, stock markets crashed. Cities have become ghost towns. Yet below the surface, hospitals are operating at maximum capacity to treat people and save lives.
In my previous article, we looked at the urgent need for the healthcare system to get back on its feet to face a perfect storm of postponed treatments, seasonal flu and a second wave of COVID-19. In this article, I’d like to discuss how new (and often involuntary) ways of working could play a hugely significant role in dealing with the curves I expect to follow this first phase of coronavirus. Because...