Bob Neal, of Royal Mail, said the safety advice was not to send delivery staff out in the extreme weather.

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Others might involve smartphone apps for coaching the chronically ill in the management of their disease, new methods for getting advice from specialists, sophisticated systems for tracking outcomes and costs, and instant delivery to medical teams of up-to-date care protocols.

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