Helen Salisbury: Teleconsultations for all

Dear Editor

It was so refreshing to read this article cutting through the current hype on teleconsultations.

In recent weeks I have diagnosed cases of diabetes and of goitre in which thorough telephone consultations had failed to make a correct diagnosis but which was apparent within minutes of seeing the patient.

I am concerned about the number of conditions being misdiagnosed in the rush to embrace the 'new normal'. A further re-calibration is already overdue.