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Telemedicine
Telemedicine is care delivered at a distance by phone, video or online message.
Summary
- Its use in GP practices rose sharply during the pandemic.
- Virtual wards let patients be monitored at home with devices that send readings to a clinical team.
- It saves travel and helps people in remote areas.
- It can exclude people without a smartphone, an internet connection or privacy at home, and a doctor cannot examine a patient through a screen.
Interview questions
- What are the advantages and risks of seeing patients by video?
- Which patients might lose out as the NHS moves online?
- What can a doctor miss when a consultation is not face to face?
Practise answering these with a mentor
Our interview preparation has you answer questions like these out loud, with feedback on each answer.
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