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Telemedicine and GMC registration
Any UK based legislation could be a double edged sword
BMJ 2012; 344 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e1417 (Published 28 February 2012) Cite this as: BMJ 2012;344:e1417- David Hillebrandt, locum general practitioner1,
- Christopher Imray, professor and consultant vascular surgeon2,
- Paul Richards, general medical practitioner3,
- Andy Clark, general practitioner4
- 1Derriton House, Derriton, Holsworthy EX22 6JX, UK
- 2Warwick Medical School, University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry CV2 2DX, UK
- 3The Surgery and Travel Clinic, Wickford, Essex SS12 0AN, UK
- 4Gables Medical Group (Offender Health), Durham DH1 5YA, UK
- dh{at}hillebrandt.org.uk
Fitzgerald suggests that doctors who offer a telemedicine service should be regulated,1 but this could be difficult for doctors involved in remote practice.2 We write as a team of doctors who are active in offering telemedicine advice in the international field …
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