title: Confidentiality and ethics in telemedicine.
abstract: This paper reviews the results of a survey of 200 members of the public. The topics examined were ethical issues and patient confidentiality related to the use of telemedicine between an accident and emergency department and emergency nurse practitioners providing a minor accident treatment service (MATS) based in community hospitals. A discussion group of eight respondents was established and a resumé of their views is included.
authors.affiliation: Central Middlesex Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tachakra
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Mullett
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Freij
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sivakumar
mesh_terms: D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003219:Confidentiality; D016529:Emergency Nursing; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D004989:Ethics; D006801:Humans; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D011639:Public Opinion; D019114:Remote Consultation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000628:therapy