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What evidence for telehealth?
Telemedicine doctors abroad don’t have to register with the GMC
BMJ 2012; 344 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e873 (Published 07 February 2012) Cite this as: BMJ 2012;344:e873
- Richard FitzGerald, consultant radiologist1
- 1Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust, Wolverhampton WV10 0QP, UK
- shifnalrad{at}yahoo.co.uk
It may surprise and shock many patients, doctors, and the public that: “Doctors located outside the UK who practise remotely on UK patients are not currently subject to the same standards of and requirements for regulation as doctors …
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