{"id":4210,"date":"2022-11-01T11:53:28","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T11:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watchmycompetitor.com\/resources\/?p=4210"},"modified":"2022-11-01T11:57:59","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T11:57:59","slug":"telehealth-gp-appointments-missed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wmc-nonprod.com\/resources\/telehealth-gp-appointments-missed\/","title":{"rendered":"More Than Half Of Patients Avoided Making A GP Appointment In The Past Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4210\" class=\"elementor elementor-4210\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43db85d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43db85d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e589b3c\" data-id=\"e589b3c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7c60d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7c60d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even when they believe it may be necessary, people frequently avoid booking essential doctors&#8217; appointments. According to an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gp-patient.co.uk\/downloads\/2022\/GPPS_2022_National_report_PUBLIC.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Annual GP Survey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<strong> more than half of patients<\/strong> who needed an appointment said they had avoided making one in the last 12 months for various reasons. So why do people put off going to see their doctor?<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/p><p>With a median <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bma.org.uk\/advice-and-support\/nhs-delivery-and-workforce\/pressures\/nhs-backlog-data-analysis#:~:text=377%2C689%20patients%20waiting%20over%20one,than%20the%20pre%2DCOVID%20duration.\">waiting time for treatment of 13.3 weeks<\/a> at the NHS \u2013 significantly higher than the pre-Covid duration \u2013 it\u2019s understandable that patients are reluctant to book a doctor\u2019s appointment at their local GPs. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, one in four patients who needed an appointment said they had avoided making one in the last 12 months as they found it too difficult, with almost a fifth of patients having a negative experience dealing with a receptionist.<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e50eba0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e50eba0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55888a8\" data-id=\"55888a8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c61fb59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c61fb59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/wmc-nonprod.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/retired-woman-attending-online-consultation-videocall-with-medic-talking-about-health-care-senior-adult-using-online-videoconference-with-doctor-telemedicine-telehealth-min-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4212\" alt=\"Using telehealth apps\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wmc-nonprod.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/retired-woman-attending-online-consultation-videocall-with-medic-talking-about-health-care-senior-adult-using-online-videoconference-with-doctor-telemedicine-telehealth-min-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wmc-nonprod.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/retired-woman-attending-online-consultation-videocall-with-medic-talking-about-health-care-senior-adult-using-online-videoconference-with-doctor-telemedicine-telehealth-min-scaled-600x338.jpg 600w, 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https:\/\/wmc-nonprod.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/retired-woman-attending-online-consultation-videocall-with-medic-talking-about-health-care-senior-adult-using-online-videoconference-with-doctor-telemedicine-telehealth-min-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27f39a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27f39a9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6de567\" data-id=\"c6de567\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-562d7e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"562d7e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Waiting for the GP appointment<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-367497a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"367497a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e407130\" data-id=\"e407130\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5ff19c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5ff19c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHS waiting times have reached record highs as a result of the continuous strains on existing services, the backlog of care, and ongoing labour shortages. The average waiting time for a non-urgent face-to-face appointment is currently 10 days, while the average waiting time for a remote, non-urgent appointment still stands at 8 days, according to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pulsetoday.co.uk\/news\/workload\/face-to-face-gp-waiting-times-still-shorter-than-before-the-pandemic\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pulse\u2019s latest GP survey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whilst the UK government has set a new goal of providing appointments to patients within 14 days, the NHS hopes the government will develop a credible plan to meaningfully increase NHS hospital capacity and ensure that the NHS is not reliant on private sector capacity in the long-term.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/health\/britons-avoid-doctor-fear-bad-news-receive-a8211791.html\">study from 2018<\/a> claims that thousands of people in the UK are neglecting their health and putting themselves at risk of potentially fatal illnesses and other disorders because they are too afraid to attend their GP appointments. The question is what&#8217;s the cause of this, and how can the medical profession deal with this more effectively?<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c9b27a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c9b27a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b3af5a\" data-id=\"4b3af5a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd1846f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd1846f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Making the visit easier<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b418466 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b418466\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24d5c20\" data-id=\"24d5c20\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb6caba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb6caba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Early on in the pandemic, telehealth services saw a sharp increase in demand as medical professionals tried to provide secure and efficient healthcare, whilst having to isolate due to Covid. There\u2019s already been an upward trend towards people embracing telehealth apps, but the pandemic accelerated this trend. <br \/><br \/><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The latest research suggests that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/startupsmagazine.co.uk\/article-brits-now-more-inclined-use-health-app-visit-hospital-or-gp\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">55% of people would accept a diagnosis by an app.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Since then, telehealth has become increasingly popular, especially in specialties like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/healthimaging.com\/topics\/health-it\/enterprise-imaging\/radiology-uses-telemedicine-most-ama-finds\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">radiology<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/coronavirus-covid-19\/issue-brief\/telehealth-has-played-an-outsized-role-meeting-mental-health-needs-during-the-covid-19-pandemic\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">behavioural <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">health. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.co.uk\/news-releases\/telehealth-market-size-to-reach-usd-598-3-billion-in-2028-increasing-prevalence-of-chronic-diseases-and-cost-benefits-of-telehealth-are-some-of-the-key-factors-driving-industry-growth-according-to-emergen-research-814142236.html#:~:text=The%20global%20telehealth%20market%20is,revenue%20growth%20of%20the%20market.\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Analysts estimate<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that by 2028, the market for telehealth will be worth $636 billion worldwide.\u00a0<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There tends to be a correlation between the smartphone adoption rate and the use of telehealth apps. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC9247815\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Younger people <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">disproportionately use telehealth apps, whilst the majority of people aged 50 or above don\u2019t use <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news-medical.net\/news\/20220209\/Poll-Most-people-over-age-50-arene28099t-using-mobile-health-related-apps.aspx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mobile health apps<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The reason behind this is convenience, safety (especially during Covid-19 when the risk of infection was high), and being able to \u2018jump the queue\u2019 owing to the increased backlog of patients waiting to be treated due to the pandemic.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>Owing to constraints associated with video calls, the most common type of virtual consultations are initial consultations. It appears that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birmingham.ac.uk\/news\/2021\/study-exposes-risks-and-benefits-of-virtual-consultations-with-doctors\">inflammatory arthritis<\/a> is the most common medical category. According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/1240695\/thoughts-on-telehealth-services-in-great-britain\/\">survey<\/a> carried out in 2021, 78% of respondents agreed that telehealth is more time effective than in-person consultations. Furthermore, 61% believe it provides more accessibility to quality healthcare.<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/yougov.co.uk\/topics\/health\/trackers\/how-brits-feel-about-getting-medical-advice-from-a-doctor-via-video-link-rather-than-in-person\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than half of Brits<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> prefer getting medical advice via video rather than in person. Patients shared that they prefer video calls rather than in-person appointments as<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nhsproviders.org\/news-blogs\/blogs\/what-patients-and-staff-really-think-about-remote-consultations#:~:text=Respondents%20reported%20a%20better%20experience,so%20a%20more%20feasible%20alternative.\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> it helps them avoid travel and car parking costs and other practical benefits<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, such as preventing time off work or not having to arrange childcare. They also value not having to wait in outpatient clinics. The majority of respondents said there weren&#8217;t any disadvantages to remote consulting.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Patients in full-time paid work or full-time education were <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gp-patient.co.uk\/downloads\/2022\/GPPS_2022_National_report_PUBLIC.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the least satisfied<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with the GP appointment times available to them, indicating that the proposed time would interfere with their working hours, requiring them to book a day off just to attend their medical appointment.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keeping interactions to online meetings completely changes the dynamic. Less time is spent travelling or on waiting room couches translates into more time in your schedule to accomplish the tasks you need and want to complete each day.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4fd771e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4fd771e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0d40cb\" data-id=\"d0d40cb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b652296 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b652296\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Age, gender and regional breakdown of telehealth app users<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fe77ca4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fe77ca4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51f254a\" data-id=\"51f254a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-396335f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"396335f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>1) Age<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f83773 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f83773\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3de5df2\" data-id=\"3de5df2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-372ffde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"372ffde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table><tbody><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Age<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Yes<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>No<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Don\u2019t know<\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><b>18 &#8211; 24<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">51%<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">33%<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">16%<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><b>25 &#8211; 49<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">60%<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30%<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10%<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><b>50 &#8211; 64<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">54%<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">34%<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12%<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><b>65+<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">42%<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">49%<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9%<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d77299c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d77299c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd85f82\" data-id=\"cd85f82\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe9cc19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe9cc19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The age group that\u2019s most likely to use a virtual appointment for any health-related consultation is between <strong>25-49<\/strong> years of age, with 60% of respondents stating that they would rather get medical advice via video call rather than in person. The only age group that wouldn\u2019t prefer virtual appointments is <strong>65+<\/strong> with only 42% of respondents answering the question with \u2018Yes.\u2019<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-64c269f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64c269f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c88e792\" data-id=\"c88e792\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ace8ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ace8ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>2) Gender<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c507e5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0c507e5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a71a9f\" data-id=\"9a71a9f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-189957c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"189957c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table><tbody><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gender<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Yes<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>No<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Don\u2019t know<\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><b>Men<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">54%<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">35%<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11%<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><b>Women<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">53%<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">37%<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11%<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f4bdd58 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f4bdd58\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6fe5d10\" data-id=\"6fe5d10\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d31e2ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d31e2ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both genders are in agreement that they prefer to have doctor\u2019s appointments conducted virtually rather than in person.<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c8e4f11 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c8e4f11\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-009d963\" data-id=\"009d963\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a785f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a785f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>3) Regions<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4016f23 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4016f23\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1550b6b\" data-id=\"1550b6b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d97b0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d97b0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table><tbody><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Region<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Yes<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>No<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Don\u2019t know<\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><b>London<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">53%<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">35%<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12%<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><b>Rest of South<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">56%<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">35%<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9%<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><b>Midlands<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">54%<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">36%<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10%<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><b>North<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">51%<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">37%<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12%<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><b>Scotland<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50%<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">37%<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13%<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><b>Wales<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">54%<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">34%<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12%<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27abaa5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27abaa5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5ccf3f\" data-id=\"f5ccf3f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e2d593 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e2d593\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As many as 56% of respondents from the <\/span><b>rest of South<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> would prefer to see a doctor virtually instead of in person, making it the most telehealth friendly region in the UK. On the other hand, <\/span><b>Scotland<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has the lowest percentage of people preferring to have a video call with their GP instead of seeing them in person.<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/p><p>Overall, the majority of residents (53%) of the listed regions in the UK prefer getting medical advice via video rather than in person.<br \/><br \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60ba5d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60ba5d6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-87f35ed\" data-id=\"87f35ed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc1f350 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc1f350\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>The most popular telehealth apps on the market<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-942f79c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"942f79c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf7ba49\" data-id=\"bf7ba49\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-616f737 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"616f737\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unsurprisingly the National Health Service app is the most popular telehealth app in the UK with an estimated <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/digital.nhs.uk\/news\/2021\/nhs-app-turns-three-with-22-million-users\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">22m users<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or around a third of the entire population. However, uptake remains strong, with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/technology-63048021\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30m downloads<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> recorded in England alone by the third quarter of 2022. This suggests the number of users for this app will continue to increase.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>This is only matched by the NHS COVID-19 app, sometimes referred to as the \u2018track-and-trace\u2019 app, which had nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/1190062\/covid-19-app-downloads-uk\/\">30m<\/a> downloads prior to the end of 2021. Nevertheless, it\u2019s difficult to find an accurate number of actual users, owing to regular changes to government policy and public sentiment.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Within the private sector, a few telehealth apps can be viewed as market leaders when taking into consideration the number of users and downloads.<br \/><br \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f97cb95 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f97cb95\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a824907\" data-id=\"a824907\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1c3f56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1c3f56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>1) Booking GP appointments and repeat prescriptions<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-73ae965 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"73ae965\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ccef79\" data-id=\"7ccef79\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f04c0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f04c0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With over a million downloads on app stores, the \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mygp.com\/\"><strong>myGP<\/strong><\/a>\u2019 and \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patientaccess.com\/\"><strong>Patient: Access<\/strong><\/a>\u2019 apps are the most popular telehealth apps when it comes to managing patient and medical professional relationships.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ef6440c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ef6440c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52a77fe\" data-id=\"52a77fe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c997f99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c997f99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>2) Online medical consultations<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5414118 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5414118\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c3b056b\" data-id=\"c3b056b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fb9cb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fb9cb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With over a million downloads as well, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livi.co.uk\"><strong>Livi<\/strong> <\/a>is the most popular UK telehealth app when it comes to seeing a medical professional. A reason behind its popularity is that it\u2019s the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">first digital healthcare provider to be awarded an \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalhealth.net\/2021\/06\/livi-becomes-first-online-gp-provider-rated-outstanding-by-cqc\/\">outstanding<\/a>\u201d rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the UK health regulator. This is an accolade held by only 5% of GP practices and patients are only expected to wait <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/support.livi.co.uk\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360025382234-How-long-is-the-waiting-time-at-Livi-\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30mins<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But taking a more global perspective, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teladoc.com\/\"><strong>Teledoc Health<\/strong><\/a>, owned by the New York stock exchange listed Teledoc Inc, is by far the most widely used telehealth app on the market, with an estimated <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bhbusiness.com\/2022\/01\/10\/mental-health-one-of-teladocs-most-popular-products-reaching-32m\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">92m users<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and active in over 130 countries. Teledoc treats a wide range of non-urgent conditions, ranging from mental health to skin conditions.\u00a0<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-633844d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"633844d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b6911dd\" data-id=\"b6911dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c551e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c551e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Concluding thoughts<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ada141e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ada141e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-92994c0\" data-id=\"92994c0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74fa672 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74fa672\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<em>Owing to long NHS waiting times and the healthcare system&#8217;s relatively inflexible appointment system,<\/em><\/span><em> UK residents have been actively seeking out credible alternatives.<b> The advent of telehealth apps has been a real game changer for British patients<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With NHS capacity already under strain due to the pandemic and an aging society, telehealth apps can both reduce the burden on the public healthcare system, by reducing the number of non-urgent on-site medical appointments, and also enable the early detection of potentially serious medical conditions over the internet.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>As people&#8217;s circumstances and attitudes towards online consultations change, telehealth services should be considered an alternative to regular doctors visits, when it comes to non-urgent conditions. This trend should result in the positive outcome of freeing up much needed NHS capacity; therefore, individuals with serious medical conditions can be seen by specialists more quickly<\/em>.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ee8e9b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ee8e9b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9ba190\" data-id=\"e9ba190\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45574a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"45574a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/wmc-nonprod.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1626453208512.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4222\" alt=\"Richard Jackson\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wmc-nonprod.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1626453208512.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/wmc-nonprod.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1626453208512-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wmc-nonprod.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1626453208512-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/wmc-nonprod.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1626453208512-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/wmc-nonprod.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1626453208512-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wmc-nonprod.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1626453208512-768x768.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Richard Jackson<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">Founder and CEO, WatchMyCompetitor<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-442751a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"442751a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d37053\" data-id=\"1d37053\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33b17d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33b17d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><br \/><br \/><br \/>Image used in this article can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/&lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.freepik.com\/free-photo\/retired-woman-attending-online-consultation-videocall-with-medic-talking-about-health-care-senior-adult-using-online-videoconference-with-doctor-telemedicine-telehealth_22298400.htm#query=healthcare%20app position=2 from view=search track=sph&quot;&gt;Image by DCStudio&lt;\/a&gt; 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