Video link GP service deemed UNSAFE by inspectors The first digital GP service allowing patients to have private appointments via video link has been deemed unsafe by inspectors.
Push Doctor, which charges users £25 for a ten-minute webcam consultation with a doctor, received a scolding Care Quality Commission (CQC) report.
Its seven day a week service, reliant on NHS doctors keen to earn some extra money, was found to not be safe, effective, or well-led.
Patients were being dangerously prescribed drugs they may not have needed due to a lack of essential tests, a damning report said. The Daily Mail
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