GPs prefer to see patients face to face, says UK family doctors' leader

Remote consultations feel like working ‘in a call centre’ and risk missing signs of illness

Many GPs find telephone appointments with patients frustrating and want to see them in person because they fear they will otherwise miss signs of illness , the leader of Britain’s family doctors has said.

Prof Martin Marshall told the Guardian that remote consultations felt like working “in a call centre” and risked damaging the relationship between GPs and their patients.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/3fiK9Li

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