Renal patients benefit from Skype

Published: 23-May-2011
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Renal patients at Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor are benefitting from the digital age by using Skype to enable staff to "There is a very big push to provide treatment in the home, whether it be dialysis or chemotherapy, so this could help a lot of people. It means they can work and plan their treatment round their lives and they're not tied to appointments in a hospital and hours of travelling."

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