Why do GPs rarely do video consultations?

15/03/2022 17 min Episodio 65
Why do GPs rarely do video consultations?

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In this episode we talk to Professor Trisha Greenhalgh from the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford.Paper: Why do GPs rarely do video consultations? A qualitative study in UK general practicehttps://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2021.0658The pandemic provided strong impetus to extend remote consultation services in general practice, but video remains infrequently used. This study used in-depth case study methods to explore the multiple interacting influences on the non-adoption and abandonment of video consulting in general practice. Telephone was considered adequate for most remote consultations; the need for a hands-on physical examination explained why video rarely replaced in-person assessment in the remainder.

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