What is an e-consult?
E-consult is an online platform which allows patients to contact their GP directly for medical attention.
It has a number of conditions listed and asks a number medical questions which the doctor would normally ask when performing a consultation.
The e-consult goes direct to the GP for further action
Providing the medical information requested significantly speeds up the consultation for the GP and helps them make a decision about next steps.
This could be:
An urgent appointment to see a GP
Routine appointments for procedures such as minor surgery, coils, smears etc.
A call back to discuss the problem further
A prescription straight to your pharmacy
A direct referral on to the hospital outpatients or other providers of care
It is not a perfect system and we know that patients find it time consuming to complete however since adopting e-consult The surgery has been able to significantly increase the number of people it helps and reduce the number of “wasted” appintments.
Please use e-consult to help us and sorry it is a bit clunky.
Dr Gankerseer