Letters
Luddite GPs
General practice: new technology isn’t necessarily better
BMJ 2018; 362 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k2829 (Published 02 July 2018) Cite this as: BMJ 2018;362:k2829
- Aneez Esmail, professor of general practice and principal
- Robert Darbishire Practice, Rusholme Health Centre, Manchester M14 5NP, UK
- aneezesmail{at}nhs.net
The telephone is poorly used in general practice, and in her clarion call to embrace e-consulting Gerada falls into the trap of encouraging a new technology when an existing one could be just as good.1
Our large inner city practice has faced multiple problems with access, and in 2009 it nearly collapsed under the strain …
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