Today’s big feature in the UK iPhone App Store is Babylon health. They’ve grown quite a lot in the past few years, raising $60 million in 2017 to expand. One of their major selling points is that you can see a GP (via video consultation) within just two hours. What a wonderful world they’ve created! Except…
Babylon said, however, that patients with the following conditions could be excluded from the service:
- Women who are or may be pregnant
- Adults with a safeguarding need
- People living with complex mental health conditions
- People with complex physical, psychological and social needs
- People living with dementia
- Older people with conditions related to frailty
- People requiring end of life care
- Parents of children who are on the ‘Child at risk’ protection register
- People with learning difficulties
- People with drug dependence
Oh well.
mssv 