Lay summary
We will conduct clinical co-design workshops and modelling studies to conduct a preliminary assessment of existing and new technologies for supporting telehealth services for rural communities in the Otago region of New Zealand. This research aims to prepare for a larger study into the clinical effectiveness of telehealth technologies for supporting health delivery in rural settings by establishing and sensitising a clinical co-design group and research sites, and performing modelling studies of current and near-future digital technologies used for telehealth.