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COVID-19 and the digital divide in the UK

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  • Any health-care development that doesn’t rapidly become available to all individuals has the unintended but inevitable consequence of fuelling health inequality

  • The advent of COVID-19 has thrown a spotlight on this digital divide, most obviously in everyday domestic life —though not exclusively so

  • Many outpatient consultations can be done online—but only if you have access to a computer

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Introduction

Any health-care development that doesn’t rapidly become available to all individuals has the unintended but inevitable consequence of fuelling health inequality. COVID-19 and the digital divide in the UK The advent of COVID-19 has thrown a spotlight on this digital divide, most obviously in everyday domestic life —though not exclusively so.

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