Telehealth good for patients unable to travel but in-person consults easier

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Goodfellow Symposium 2025

Telehealth good for patients unable to travel but in-person consults easier

New Zealand Doctor team

New Zealand Doctor team

Tina Dirven specialist GP Browns Bay Medical Centre
Tina Dirven is a specialist GP at Browns Bay Medical Centre in Auckland [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?  

Telehealth consults “[work] well for patients who can’t travel”, but being able to examine someone in person is much easier, says specialist GP Tina D