The Internet, the fastest growing technology in society, has been driven by the public's
hunger for fast, cheap communication. The modern patient increasingly presents to their …

The Internet promises enormous benefits for medical education, medical research and
clinical practice. However, potential problems include patients who are over-or misinformed …

Background: The rapid development of the internet means that both a wealth of health
information and a minefield of misinformation are now available to our patients. No longer …

The White Paper The new NHS: A Modern Dependablel promotes the vision that the
National Health Service must provide patients with more and better information about health …

The Internet is rapidly expanding as an environment for electronic communication and
resource sharing. The World Wide Web, a relatively new service on the Internet, provides …

Fifty years ago, knowledge relating to matters of health and disease was largely the"
intellectual property" of the medical profession. During consultation, doctors divulged little …

Like the Internet itself, interest in computing (both local and distant) has grown exponentially.
The rapidly changing role of the Internet has resulted in three very different editions of THE …

Traditionally, the patient has relied on the expertise of health care professionals. When
doctors take the time to talk with patients about their condition, to involve them in decision …

Computerisation has seen significant changes in information management and procedures
in General Practice. Whilst the majority of changes to date, have been apparent in …

An up-to-date source of practical information on how to use the Internet to improve your
health. It cuts through the bewildering array of new technologies to present some simple …