September 21, 2020

The impact of coronavirus on GP services

klinik_health_dev / September 21, 2020

Covid-19 has wreaked havoc on healthcare systems across the globe. UK general practice has survived, in part due to the widespread adoption of technology at breakneck speed. The prospect of overwhelming demand due to the coronavirus saw NHS England introduce Total Triage; guidance that urged GPs to use online and phone consultations to triage patients, and to undertake all care that could be done remotely through remote means. Herculean efforts from p…

"We understand our patients like never before. We now have data on the true demand we face in general practice. We have the tools to share that workload across the whole primary care network."

"Now we know what the demand is, we can see what changes need to be made, and we can manage expectation and optimise the journey for every patient. We can assign the right level of resources to deal with the enquiry, and use the most expensive resource where it’s most effective."

"We understand our patients like never before. We now have data on the true demand we face in general practice. We have the tools to share that workload across the whole primary care network."