Medical visits with the webcam. The British doctors landed on Skype – The Messenger

 Medical visits with the webcam. The British doctors landed on Skype

 The British doctors visit via Skype. It is one of the innovations introduced by the British Ministry of Health. It will be real breakthrough for physicians and patients of the Kingdom which provides, among other things, extended opening hours in the evenings and at weekends to allow even those who work late, such as the employees of the City of London, to see your doctor.

without having to move of the house when strength fails or is too old, the visit can be done via webcam. As Prime Minister David Cameron has announced one in eight family doctors in England will take part in the pilot project, providing an opening seven days a week, an hour from eight in the morning until eight at night, and visits via Skype to their patients.

The plan will involve 7 million patients . To put it into practice was allocated £ 50 million needed for their costs, especially personnel, who will face the clinics participating in the initiative. “It’s a very important step for our health,” said the premier. The funds will also be used to make available to elderly people over 75, who are most in need of health care, computer and iPad to monitor their health status and contact with their doctor, who will also send prescriptions via e-mail.

can not replace the live the medical examination on Skype, especially in the case of complex diseases. But the reform was long overdue given that more and more Britons over the weekend end up clogging up the emergency rooms of hospitals, with no serious physical problems and therefore are likely to slow down the work of doctors and nurses who must give priority to emergencies . It is estimated that in the last decade the number of people who have turned to the emergency department in England has increased by 22%, compared to a population increase of 6.6%.

Criticism there have been . The opposition Labour Party has stressed that with the conservative-led government will be lengthened waiting times to see their doctor. Many patients have to wait weeks before check-up and these delays must be added that in many cases, months elapse between the visit to the clinic and hospital examinations.