Paperlite: piloting a new way of working in community nursing

Society at large has become reliant on technology in a relatively short space of time, and the timescale in which technology has progressed is impressive. Consider the moon landing, which was 50 years ago; today's smartphones have far greater computing ability than the computer that aided the moon landing mission (Kaku, 2011). We now live in a world where good technology is essential for good communication, creating and maintaining a community (through social media) and working efficiently, and the world of healthcare is catching up. Certain countries have been pioneers in the adoption of health technology, and have used it for many years. Denmark has been ahead of the trend for some time, introducing basic electronic prescriptions in the 1990s, and Sweden quickly followed its lead (Klein, 2010). In Denmark, clinicians across all regions are able to access a patient's health records (Danish Ministry of Health et al, 2018). In terms of telehealth, India is developing this area for its many rural areas that do not have regular access to doctors (Rao, 2018).