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Are private online GP consultations safe?
Author(s) -
Stewart Kate
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
prescriber
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.106
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1931-2253
pISSN - 0959-6682
DOI - 10.1002/psb.1504
Subject(s) - medicine , swift , health care , medical emergency , private practice , family medicine , access to medicines , internet privacy , nursing , public health , computer science , economics , economic growth , programming language
Increasing numbers of patients who find access to their GP difficult are turning to private online consultations for swift and convenient access to healthcare and medicines. However, as this article outlines, many doctors and pharmacists have serious concerns about their safety and utility.