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Rachel Jackson

Sick kids recover safely at home through virtual care

Children will spend less time in hospital under a program allowing medicos to monitor remotely. (Julian Smith/AAP PHOTOS)

Sick kids will spend less time in hospital under a program allowing doctors and nurses to safely monitor their condition remotely.

More than 100 children have passed through the virtual emergency department under the trial, with 80 per cent successfully completing their recovery at home.

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