Getting the message across

In his continuing series on the use of technology in primary care, Harry Brown looks at the potential value of text messaging. In this modern era of hyperconnectivity, it’s often hard to appreciate how far we have come so quickly. SMS (short message service) – or text messaging (texting to you and me) – has only been around for a relatively short period of time. Incredibly, the first ever text message was sent in the UK in December 1992 (the message was “Merry Christmas”). 1  SMS messaging has been defined as “the act of typing and sending a brief, electronic