Citation

Choong, Kartina Abdullah (2024) Digital-first primary care: An ambivalent legacy of Covid-19? Medico-Legal Journal. ISSN 0025-8172

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Abstract

The vast majority of GP appointments had to move from in-person to remote consultation during the pandemic. Rather than phasing this out now that the threat of the coronavirus has begun to ebb, the UK government has announced that digital-first primary care will continue for the foreseeable future. While remote consultation can be beneficial on several fronts, it can compromise professional identity, therapeutic alliance, patient safety and access to healthcare. A hasty push towards normalising digitally-enabled care may therefore increase the risk of misdiagnoses, medical negligence, unnecessary referrals and health inequity. To enhance the gains and iron out the challenges associated with IT-led triage and consultations, it is important to reflect on the lessons learned from the pandemic.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Health inequity
Subjects:	K Law > K Law (General) R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA421-790.95 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive medicine
Divisions:	Faculty of Law (FOL)
Depositing User:	Ms Nurul Iqtiani Ahmad
Date Deposited:	02 Sep 2024 07:39
Last Modified:	02 Sep 2024 07:39
URII:	http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/id/eprint/12914

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