And the 2014 Opinion on the Promotion of Medical Device Telemedicine Service allows doctors to engage in telemedicine with their patients (Chan-woo, 2017). Ningbo City is a high-income city (more than twice the average income for all of China) and rapidly developing due to its apparel and light industries and high-tech industries, such as steel and energy. It is also an ageing city, with more than 20 per cent of its population aged 60 or older. Demand for various forms of medical services is increasing more than in other regions of the country.