Telemedicine
Commons · Question 6492 · Tabled 4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to support the use of (a) telemedicine and (b) other digital solutions to (i) alleviate pressures on GP services and (ii) improve patient access to care.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 14 Oct 2024
Technology is an important enabler for change, including in shifting from analogue to digital.As independent contractors, it is largely up to individual general practices (GPs) how they run their surgeries and what systems they operate to best enable pati...