Policymakers are advocating technological alternatives to face-to-face GP consultations to reduce GP workload and patient waiting times. This research evaluated an online consultation system and found ...

The humble face-to-face GP consultation may be in the process of becoming an anachronism. Last month, NHS England revealed the first inklings of its new NHS app. It was confirmed that – among other ...

WITH some patients having to wait weeks to see a GP, it's no surprise that consulting a 'digital doctor' has soared in popularity. Research suggests the number of people searching for online GP and ...

A GP digital consultation has launched in the UK with the blessing of the country’s independent health regulator, becoming the first messaging-based service to receive registration. Docly was ...

JEAN Watson, a nursing theorist, famously said: “The patient experience begins and ends with compassion.” Delivering compassionate care can be challenging with time constraints and many patients are ...

A new pilot study of doctor visits has shown that the average duration of a consultation was 14.1 minutes, and that patients had an average time between consultations of 99 days. The research entitled ...