Dr Google will see you now: GPs urge patients to check online

FULL STORY by Helen Puttick: The TIMES…..

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Doctors once frowned on their patients googling their own symptoms, sceptical of diagnosis-by-internet.

However, a new campaign is urging people to check reliable NHS websites for health advice before they call their GP, to reduce the pressure on surgeries. The “3 before GP” campaign by the Royal College of General Practitioners in Scotland encourages patients to consider taking three alternative steps before consulting NHS staff.