Bupa Health Clinics launches remote GP service

During COVID-19

Adam Saville
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Bupa Health Clinics has launched a new remote GP service to offer telephone and video consultations

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic Bupa Health Clinics are temporarily closed, so the remote GP service is being offered to give customers medical assistance without leaving their homes.  It offers access to a GP, prescriptions delivered to a pharmacy of choice, follow up appointments with the same GP and pathways into secondary care if needed. The service is supported by regular virtual clinician huddles, allowing GPs to discuss their more challenging consultations with other clinicians. Dr Petra Simic, clinical director, Bupa Health Clinics said: "Since going live with the service we h...

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