The 'bleeper' system has been in place for a long time, but it has its limitations. For example the range of bleepers is limited, bleepers are unable to receive text messages and there is no way of knowing whether or not the bleeper-holder is busy. During the last decade mobile phones have revolutionised the way we communicate and the introduction of smart phones has brought medical information to our finger tips. So could smart phones replace the bleepers in our day-to-day work? To explore this we undertook a survey to find out whether physicians are already using smart phones in the care of their patients and whether they would prefer smart phones over bleeps.
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