Inequalities in general practice remote consultations: a systematic review

RF Parker, EL Figures, CAM Paddison, JIDM Matheson… - BJGP open, 2021 - bjgpopen.org
Background COVID-19 has led to rapid and widespread use of remote consultations in
general practice, but the health inequalities impact remains unknown. Aim To explore the …

Telephone consultations for general practice: a systematic review

MJ Downes, MC Mervin, JM Byrnes, PA Scuffham - Systematic reviews, 2017 - Springer
Background The use of information technology, including internet-and telephone-based
resources, is becoming an alternative and supporting method of providing many forms of …

Evaluation of symptom checkers for self diagnosis and triage: audit study

HL Semigran, JA Linder, C Gidengil, A Mehrotra - bmj, 2015 - bmj.com
Objective To determine the diagnostic and triage accuracy of online symptom checkers
(tools that use computer algorithms to help patients with self diagnosis or self triage). Design …

How did general practices organize care during the COVID-19 pandemic: the protocol of the cross-sectional PRICOV-19 study in 38 countries

E Van Poel, P Vanden Bussche, Z Klemenc-Ketis… - BMC Primary …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background General practitioners (GPs) play a crucial role in the fight against the
COVID-19 pandemic as the first point of contact for possibly infected patients and are …

Virtual online consultations: advantages and limitations (VOCAL) study

T Greenhalgh, S Vijayaraghavan, J Wherton, S Shaw… - BMJ open, 2016 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Remote video consultations between clinician and patient are technically
possible and increasingly acceptable. They are being introduced in some settings alongside …

Telephone vs. video visits during COVID-19: safety-net provider perspectives

JE Chang, Z Lindenfeld, SL Albert… - The Journal of the …, 2021 - Am Board Family Med
Objective: To review the frequency as well as the pros and cons of telephone and video-
enabled telemedicine during the first 9 months of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) …

[PDF][PDF] Advantages and limitations of virtual online consultations in a NHS acute trust: the VOCAL mixed-methods study

S Shaw, J Wherton, S Vijayaraghavan… - Health services and …, 2018 - ora.ox.ac.uk
Background: There is much enthusiasm from clinicians, industry and government to utilise
digital technologies and introduce alternatives to face-to-face consultations. Objective (s): To …

Telemonitoring or structured telephone support programmes for patients with chronic heart failure: systematic review and meta-analysis

RA Clark, SC Inglis, FA McAlister, JGF Cleland… - Bmj, 2007 - bmj.com
Objective To determine whether remote monitoring (structured telephone support or
telemonitoring) without regular clinic or home visits improves outcomes for patients with …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of digital-first consultations on workload in general practice: modeling study

C Salisbury, M Murphy, P Duncan - Journal of medical Internet research, 2020 - jmir.org
Background Health services in many countries are promoting digital-first models of access to
general practice based on offering online, video, or telephone consultations before a face-to …

[HTML][HTML] Telephone triage for management of same-day consultation requests in general practice (the ESTEEM trial): a cluster-randomised controlled trial and cost …

JL Campbell, E Fletcher, N Britten, C Green, TA Holt… - The Lancet, 2014 - thelancet.com
Background Telephone triage is increasingly used to manage workload in primary care;
however, supporting evidence for this approach is scarce. We aimed to assess the …