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Telehealth Soars in Small Rural School District

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

Donna Robinson is the Wellness Coordinator at Magazine School District’s School-Based Health Center (SBHC) in Magazine, Arkansas. Magazine is a small, rural town with a population size of approximately 800 people. This program focuses on mental health, physical health, nutrition, and dental health through telemedicine.

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Enhancing Student Wellness through School-Based Telemedicine

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

million HRSA grant in a partnership between the Center for Distance Health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and the Arkansas Department of Education. SBHCs chosen for the initial grant program include Magazine, Lamar, Jasper, and Malvern. STAR, the first effort of its kind in the state, is funded by a four-year, $1.2

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Should NHS Doctors charge for patient appointments?

Lloyd Price

A survey conducted by online general practice magazine, Pulse found that over 50% of GPs would welcome appointment fees as a way to make their workload more manageable. As is the case in the NHS dentistry market, some patients will be exempt from the fees, such as children, the elderly, disabled and unemployed.