Digital doctors can help ease NHS pressures, Punter Southall says

Employee benefits consultancy, Punter Southall Health & Protection, believes that the wider adoption of digital medical services by UK employers can help ease the pressures on the NHS. Advances in telemedicine, coupled with the greater availability of digital healthcare, mean that employers can easily offer employees virtual GP services.

Jan Lawson, Executive Director of the firm, says:

‘The NHS can’t meet the demands being placed upon it this winter. One simple solution is for employers to offer digital health services, so employees can consult with a GP from their desktop or smart ‘phones as soon as they are ill. Their staff will be able to get medical advice quickly, avoid GP waiting times and taking time off for appointments, obtain prescriptions and get well sooner.’