Introduction

HarleyStreet TV is bringing the wisdom and expertise of 2,500 of the world's best clinicians to a global audience. Because it is becoming less expensive to produce high-quality video for anyone to watch over a computer desktop or via a mobile telephone, it is therefore becoming less expensive for anyone in the world to "visit" Harley Street.

Of course there will always be those moments when doctor and patient must sit in the same consulting room. But in the old, pre-Internet world, the vast majority of humanity would never find themselves in that consulting room -- not if it was in Harley Street. A number of critical factors have changed this. Technology is one; the changing dynamic of the doctor-patient relationship is another. People are becoming more aware of their responsibility for their own health, and are committed to finding health information that they can trust. Harley Street is now able to go to them.

Just about every clinical specialty known to Man is represented within the Harley Street community. In time, HarleyStreet TV will reflect them all. To illustrate its central premise -- that via the medium of Internet Television Harley Street World could put people in touch with the world's best doctors -- we launched a short series of videos on the subject of breast cancer.  See it here.

With the advent of the London Olympics, and given the importance of Sports as the foundation of a vital and healthy lifestyle, we are focusing also on "Sports & Vitality" as another pilot channel. You can discover more about each of these channels in this section of the website.

If you would like to now more about, or contribute to, our efforts in these two key health areas, or indeed have any suggestions about other aspects of health and healthcare, please contact publisher Tam McDonald at tam@harleystreetworld.com.