In-person consultations preferred over telehealth

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Goodfellow Symposium 2025

In-person consultations preferred over telehealth

New Zealand Doctor team

New Zealand Doctor team

Marcel Fernando GP registrar Carefirst Moturoa Medical Centre CR Canva composite
Marcel Fernando is a GP registrar at Carefirst Moturoa Medical Centre [Image: Canva composite]

This year’s Goodfellow Symposium was held at the Due Drop Events Centre in Auckland over the weekend of 22 and 23 March. Reporter Zach Thompson was there to pose a pertinent question to attendees: How do you feel about telehealth in primary care?

Being able to offer patients telehealth is a good thing, but New Plymouth GP registrar Marcel Fernando prefers in-person consultations. “I do some