Telehealth

Telehealth

Telehealth refers to the delivery of health services over a distance that use telecommunication technologies as an alternative to face-to-face consultations between a patient and a health professional. These may include video or phone (audio-only) consultations, transmitting digital images and/or data, and prescribing medications.

The RACGP recognise that telehealth consultations are an important extension of comprehensive general practice, particularly in rural communities. We support the use of telehealth in practice and in training, provided:

• the time spent isn’t the majority of your training time
• you are appropriately supervised
• telehealth sessions are fair and equitably shared with other doctors at your training site.

You can refer to Telehealth and supervision: A guide for GPs in training and their supervisors if you’d like to learn more about how telehealth could work for you and your supervisor.