The Doctor In Your Pocket!
7 reasons healthcare will change in the future!
1. Video consultations will be the norm
I am in love with video consultations. Like the rest of the world, finally, I can work from home! And for patients, what is not to like? No more waiting anxiously in your doctor’s office, but the doctor will call you back at a time of your choice, whilst you are lounging in your PJs. Surely that’s not wrong?
Just last week, I had a rather curious consult for a baby several hundred miles away from London (where I practice). The referral letter (from her GP) mentioned a brief seizure whilst her dad was swinging her? Eventually I put it down to a breath-holding spell, But had we missed something? After all, neither the GP, health visitor or I had physically examined her? Are we more likely than ever to simply agree to what the patient may suggest?
Afterall the patient (in my case, the parent) is always right?
