Online GP service ..... is this the future?

This is seriously going to be detrimental to people's wellbeing. I've read before that someone went to the gp about a different ailment (before covid times), and they actually spotted melanoma which was in situ so only needed it removing with no further treatment. If that patient had a phone call instead, I dread to think how it could've turned out.

It's really difficult to recruit GPs, it seems that many would prefer to locum than take over the responsibility of being F/t in a practice. When my daughter was training as a medic she did placements in GP surgery's and absolutely hated it as did most of the students she trained with and tbh she felt that most GPs also hated it too. Perhaps we need to think about why it's difficult to recruit GPs otherwise the situation will just continue to get worse.

DH has a suspicious mole on his shoulder. The GP asked if I could photograph it and send it to the Practice which I did then had to send another after 6 weeks. They are happy to observe. Good point Callistemon - even if you can send it to the GP then they could send it on.

My GP called me and prescribed a cream for what I fear is a basal cell carcinoma.
18 months ago I spotted a mole on my husbands back that was cancerous, I would have hoped that with that in mind and having had cancer previously she would have seen me.
No!

Even if you do not go to the dermatology clinic in person, your GP should see you and take a photograph to send off to the consultant.

Our GPs do majority by phone. They seemingly can’t recruit GPs and those they do have only work part-time. We live in a lovely part of the country too.

I had sun damage on my face my GP rang me and then said she needed to see me so she could assess it face to face. I would insist on being seen.

Write to the practice manager.....