Figure 1.

Schematic demonstration of a proposed model for a telemedicine service for patients with chronic respiratory failure. The patient can contact their healthcare provider through a central call centre. All remote data will be transmitted through a central server. Information collected at the remote hub can then be transmitted to the specialist teams via a ­personal case manager. The specialist teams can then communicate back to the patient and/or the equipment via the remote hub, or through outreach services who can then visit the patient. This model is likely to evolve as newer technologies become available. This schematic of a proposed telemedicine service has been designed based upon previously published descriptions [12, 124–126].