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Robot in your home could free up hospital beds

Robot in your home could free up hospital beds

Virtual consultations with a robot are being trialled at Southmead Hospital in Bristol. The aim is to get patients home from hospital earlier.

The robot is a tablet computer on wheels, plugged in and set up by hospital staff during a home visit, then operated by a doctor remotely from the hospital.

Julia is one of the patients in the trial.

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