Any general news features of interest to General Practice.
Under the weather A new website has been launched by the HSE and is available to patients. It aims to advise patients of simple measures to manage their symptoms at home, and at what point they need to consider seeking further advice. It is a great online resource and should be recommended to your […]
Healthmail, a secure clinical email, is a service that allows health care providers to send and receive clinical patient information in a secure manner. The initial implementation of Healthmail is for general practitioners (GPs) and their support staff. GPs will be issued with @healthmail.ie email accounts and this will allow them to communicate patient […]
In 2011 GP’s could refer their patients to a Hospital Consultant electronically. The idea was that this would speed up the referral process, reduce waiting times to see Specialist Consultants, giving the patient improved access to diagnostic services. In line with National recommendations HealthOne implemented the use of Electronic referring. For more information on this […]