Could shared medical appointments help the NHS and patients?

Could shared medical appointments help the NHS and patients? They have been used for years in the US, where patients appreciate them, and there are also gains for GPs and hospitals

In medicine, the private one-to-one consultation is sacrosanct.

Yet shared medical appointments have been used successfully for years at the Cleveland Clinic in the US. Patients appreciate them. They compare experiences with other patients, learn from their questions, gain more advice than they might otherwise, and improve their understanding of their symptoms. Continue reading... The Guardian