Intended for healthcare professionals

Rapid response to:

Feature Christmas 2013: Aggravations

Phoning the patient’s general practitioner

BMJ 2013; 347 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f7048 (Published 13 December 2013) Cite this as: BMJ 2013;347:f7048

Rapid Response:

Re: Phoning the patient’s general practitioner

One readily available and free method would be to use NHSmail. Emails sent between addresses with the @nhs.net suffix are encrypted and may be used to transfer patient details. These email accounts are available from www.nhs.net and work on all computers and most mobiles.

Competing interests: GP

15 December 2013
Daryl Mullen
GP
Parbold Surgery
Parbold WN8 7DN