Dr Hussain Gandhi - the hi-tech GP. An Always On interview

"Dr Hussain Gandhi - also known as @drgandalf - has been a pioneer in the use of technology in general practice. Here in a conversation with Rory Cellan-Jones for the #AlwaysOn healthtech newsletter (https://rorycellanjones.substack.com/) he talks about his experience of moving to remote consultations during the pandemic. His Nottingham surgery was better prepared than many but still learned a lot about what works and what doesn't.

Some headlines from our conversation:

- "General practices are as close to breaking point as we’ve been.”
- Patients want more use of tech, not less - “often I get patients saying, Well, why can't you just WhatsApp me?”
- Simple phone appointments have proved more effective than video consultations which are overhyped - “telephone is a really good technology, you can convey quite a lot of information fairly quickly.”
- His message to newspapers demanding a return to exclusively face-to-face consultations - 'let's be honest, they're stuck in the past, and they need to get with it."

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Видео Dr Hussain Gandhi - the hi-tech GP. An Always On interview канала Rory Cellan-Jones