400% rise in GP mobile consultations due to snow

Adam Saville
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UK tele-pharmacy app Now Patient has reported

Now Patient, a free iOS and Android app for people living with chronic care conditions, witnessed a 400% hike in usage compared to figures from the previous week during the snow chaos caused by the ‘Beast from the East'. "We are constantly hearing news about how GPs are struggling with patient demand and with over 90% of the UK public using digital platforms to manage their healthcare, mobile apps like Now Patient are transforming patient health," said Lee Dentith, founder and CEO of Now Healthcare Group. "The recent severe weather left so many people unable to get an appointment with...

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