How digital assistants can help patients manage their health and wellbeing

A project in Staffordshire has shown how practices can make use of digital technology to support patients. Dr Ruth Chambers and Paul Beaney explain how this could help during the COVID-19 pandemic.

by Dr Ruth Chambers and Paul Beaney
Standard functions of commercial digital assistants can be adapted to support health and wellbeing (Photo: Daisy-Daisy/Getty Images)
Standard functions of commercial digital assistants can be adapted to support health and wellbeing (Photo: Daisy-Daisy/Getty Images)

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