eGPLearning Podblast Video Consultations Nov 2018

 

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Welcome to those watching us on youtube...

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What have we been doing?

Andy - New sketch - Dr Damocles http://avoidingpuddles.com/2018/10/15/dr-damocles-looks-for-a-new-partner/

Gandhi - Pilgrimage - read more on blog post, eGP DRAMA, #TipThursday, RCGP Council Representative - First Meeting

 

Today main Topic is Video Consultations…

 

Remember listeners - we are not experts, these are just our opinions

 

Is there demand?

Venture capital and investors are putting money behind it so there is believe in the technology and concept from investors.

@UNHS_Cripps Have experimented with

@MattHancock (Health Secretary) is a GP at Hand patient and advocate of technology and is behind the concept.

 

But what problem are we solving?

Low capacity or convenience?

Probably more for patient convenience than increase capacity - but maybe if replaces home visits?...

 

What happens in a typical video consultation?

Gandhi describes his experience of working with Babylon Health @babylonhealth

 

Discussion of video consultation business models…

Babylon / GP at Hand, LIVI, QDoctor, Push doctor, NOW Healthcare, GPDQ, Zoomdoc (listen to our interview with founder Kenny Livingstone )

 

 

What problems do we see with video consultations?

Reduced continuity?

Overprescribing of antibiotics? (but discussed later)

Do video consultations drive an increase in demand? Does making it easier to speak to the GP make people more likely to feel the need to contact their GP?

Destabilising traditional General Practice Partnership business model?

Destabilising the Primary Care workforce - pulling GPs that might otherwise work at practices into the “private” sector.

 

Potential positives of video consultations?

Does patient spend in the private sector taking pressure off NHS?

Some patients may self-select away from NHS services to private video providers, leaving NHS to meet needs.

More options and convenience for patients.

Options for using as part of innovative systems - perhaps true power comes when part of a system including eTriage, remote monitoring, video consult and face to face?

 

How can surgeries prepare for video consultations?

Work together with federations, neighbours. Benefits likely to come from handling patients at scale.

 

Our verdicts… Good or bad?

 

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