Teleconsultation is better than Email . M A Aleem BMJ⁠ 2014;349:g5338

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Should patients be able to email their general practitioner?

BMJ⁠ 2014⁠; 349⁠ doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.g5338 (Published 02 September 2014)⁠

Cite this as: BMJ⁠ 2014;349:g5338

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Teleconsultation is better than Email

Through email only a little information about the health of a patient can be shared with a general practitioner. But through telephone and through web cameras much more information about the health status of a patient can be shared in a consultation with a general practitioner, who can guide the patient accordingly. This may also be useful to all at primary secondary and referral health care services in both developing and in developed countries.

Competing interests: No competing interests

05 September 2014

M A Aleem

Neurologist

Kapv Govt Medical College MGM Govt Hospital ABC Hospital

Trichy 620018 Tamilnadu India