You can add tech, but you can’t replace people
By Rebecca Payne, 18 September 2026
Fellow's Profile
Rebecca Payne
Fellow's Profile
Rebecca Payne
Technology enhanced healthcare for remote communities
Fellowship
- Themes
- Focus
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Exploring technological solutions to support the delivery of rural healthcare
- Countries
- Fellowship year
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2024
- Supported by
Contact
Biography
I am a rural GP who works in remote locations such as the Orkney Islands. My Fellowship will explore the use of technology to enhance the delivery of rural healthcare.
Ideas
Activity
Simple technology, strong people: what I learnt about rural healthcare in Australia and Alaska
Rebecca Payne reflects on how her Churchill Fellowship challenged her expectations about the role of technology in rural healthcare. Drawing on visits to Australia and Alaska, she shares how simple, reliable technology, local healthcare workers, and well-connected services can improve access to care in remote communities. Rebecca explores how this learning could help shape rural healthcare in the UK, where technology must support – rather than replace – the people delivering care.
By Rebecca Payne, 5 November 2026
March 2025 Fellows' update: Rebecca Payne
Rebecca Payne has published a piece in the EURIPA Grapevine newsletter reflecting on her Churchill Fellowship research into the use of technology in rural healthcare in Australia and Alaska.
By Rebecca Payne, 5 March 2025
Disclaimer
All Reports are copyright © the author. The moral right of the author has been asserted. The views and opinions expressed by any Fellow are those of the Fellow and not of the Churchill Fellowship or its partners, which have no responsibility or liability for any part of them.
Ideas
You can add tech, but you can’t replace people
By Rebecca Payne, 18 September 2026
Activity
Simple technology, strong people: what I learnt about rural healthcare in Australia and Alaska
Rebecca Payne reflects on how her Churchill Fellowship challenged her expectations about the role of technology in rural healthcare. Drawing on visits to Australia and Alaska, she shares how simple, reliable technology, local healthcare workers, and well-connected services can improve access to care in remote communities. Rebecca explores how this learning could help shape rural healthcare in the UK, where technology must support – rather than replace – the people delivering care.
By Rebecca Payne, 5 November 2026
March 2025 Fellows' update: Rebecca Payne
Rebecca Payne has published a piece in the EURIPA Grapevine newsletter reflecting on her Churchill Fellowship research into the use of technology in rural healthcare in Australia and Alaska.
By Rebecca Payne, 5 March 2025
Disclaimer
All Reports are copyright © the author. The moral right of the author has been asserted. The views and opinions expressed by any Fellow are those of the Fellow and not of the Churchill Fellowship or its partners, which have no responsibility or liability for any part of them.
