ABSTRACT
Telemedicine is a 20th century concept which can be broadly defined as the linking of any two or more sites by interactive television, telephone or computer as a vehicle for the exchange of clinical information, the purpose of which is to facilitate the delivery of patient care. The term tends to be used generically to include a wide range of health care activities which use telecommunication technology to provide clinical information and services via electronic imaging equipment,1 transferring information from one site to another either in ‘static’ or ‘dynamic’ form.
