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Jon Miles1,2,3,4,5, Simon Hanley1,2,3,4,5, Andrew Williams1
1North Manchester General Hospital, Delaunays Road, Crumpsall, Manchester M8 5RB, UK.
Aim:
To discern the availability of the Internet to patients attending clinics and surgeries in North Manchester General Hospital, UK.
Method:
A multidisciplinary group designed a questionnaire to be distributed to patients attending the authors' clinics between each October and November for five years.
Results:
The data from 1998 and 1999 are presented here. Three quarters of patients surveyed were unable to access the Internet and a significant number had no future plans to do so.
Discussion:
If access rates remain low over the next three to four years it is likely that the authors will continue to focus on providing patient information via the Internet at out-patient clinics.
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