Int. J. Electronic Healthcare, Vol. 3, No. 1, 2007 123 Copyright © 2007 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. Human and organisational aspects of remote patient monitoring in residential care homes Tanja Bratan* School of Information Systems, Computing and Mathematics Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 3PH, UK Fax: +44 (0) 1895 251686 E-mail: Tanja.Bratan@brunel.ac.uk *Corresponding author Jyoti Choudrie School of Business and Economics Swansea University, Singleton Park Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK E-mail: jyoti.choudrie@swansea.ac.uk Malcolm Clarke School of Information Systems, Computing and Mathematics Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 3PH, UK Fax: +44 (0) 1895 251686 E-mail: Malcolm.Clarke@brunel.ac.uk Russell Jones School of Information Systems, Computing and Mathematics Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 3PH, UK Fax: +44 (0) 1923 287120 E-mail: Russell.Jones@brunel.ac.uk Andrew Larkworthy New Road Surgery, 166 New Road Croxley Green, Hertfordshire WD3 3HD, UK Fax: 01923 778756 E-mail: alarkworthy@dsl.pipex.com Abstract: Demographic changes in the population, with a growing proportion of elderly people, make the efficient and effective provision of healthcare for this age group an increasingly important issue. We examine the organisational and human aspects of introducing a Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) system that uses wireless and broadband networks into three residential care homes in the UK. Stakeholders were identified, and semi-structured one-to-one interviews were carried out in order to identify issues deemed most important