How our love of smartphones may transform communication in hospitals

Dr Ellie Mein MDU medico-legal adviser
ByDr Ellie Mein
Published06 March 2020
Dr Ellie Mein looks at how mobile technology is changing the way we learn, deliver healthcare, manage time and monitor patients.
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Around a third of the doctors surveyed said they've used WhatsApp or other web-based messaging apps to send clinical information.

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Dr Ellie Mein
Medico-legal adviser

MB ChB MRCOphth GDL LLM Ellie joined the MDU as a medico-legal adviser in 2013. Prior to this she worked as an ophthalmologist before completing her Graduate Diploma in Law in Birmingham.

How our love of smartphones may transform communication in hospitals