24th September 2021 by NASGP
Medical Protection have different risk categories for membership depending on work undertaken. Telemedicine is classed as standard risk for GPs in England, provided the doctor providing the consultation has access to full patient records and the patient and clinician are both located in the UK.
There is a higher risk category for remote consultations for unregistered patients or patients without full medical records.
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