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Thanks for the reminder! I think my employer's medical insurer also recently started offering this. I'll have to give it a try next time I need a doctor. It's

by J-dawg 9y ago

Thanks for the reminder! I think my employer's medical insurer also recently started offering this. I'll have to give it a try next time I need a doctor. It's interesting that the insurance companies have noticed the weakness in the NHS system. Presumably they sell this service to their clients in terms of reducing the time lost from attending GP appointments. I also don't think that services like this are going to be a satisfactory replacement for an in-person visit. I bet they err very much on the side of caution, and are likely to end up sending people back to the NHS if there's any doubt. But for those situations where you just need a referral rubber-stamped they could be fantastic.

jon-wood 9y ago
The few times I've used them they've been fantastic. My wife has fairly frequent ear infections, on the last occasion we paid for an online GP consultation as it was 8pm on a Friday night, meaning it would either be at least Monday to see our GP or a £20 taxi ride across town to see an out of hours doctor. Instead she was seen within half an hour, and a prescription sent to our local pharmacy and ready to pick up within an hour of starting the process. Thankfully it seems the NHS are catching on and have started offering something similar in London.