Most patients felt online GP consultations were quicker, more flexible, and more efficient than traditional consulting methods, in the largest study of patient views on the topic ever carried out.

Most patients appreciate the speed, flexibility, and efficiency of online appointments with their GP, but some desired a return to traditional consultation methods, a study found. Online consultations ...

Demand for consultations with a GP could increase by almost a third over the next 15 years due to a growing and ageing population, research has found. The Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) ...

GP at Hand is a medical practice in London with a difference. Unlike a traditional practice, eligible patients can register online in three minutes and have a video consultation on their smartphone ...

Before the pandemic, billboards in London, England, advertised a doctor-in-your-pocket service. Targeted at busy commuters, it consisted of a smartphone app and a promise of a video link-up to a real ...

An identical patient with an identical presenting symptom of ‘tension headache’ might lead to a thousand different discussions. DIBP images When we think of what defines a medical consultation, we ...

Despite the strong push for technology development from the NHS, patient demand for video GP consultations is lagging behind the other options typically offered by digital appointment systems. This is ...

The quality of care you receive at your GP surgery can be a location lottery. Last week I attended a walk-in clinic because my surgery didn't have a free appointment for a couple of days when I called ...

Telstra has announced the launch of ReadyCare -- a new eHealth service that lets Australians access GP consultations and prescriptions via the phone, without visiting a doctor's surgery. Claire Reilly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are more than 1.4 million appointments a day in general practice in England. Traditionally, patients booked by telephone, ...

GP patients must be offered face-to-face appointments if that is their preference. NHS GP says: "Practices in England must offer face-to-face appointments if requested. GPs who fail to make the ...