Benefits to the Patient

The Surgery Pod improves service to patients, allowing them to spend more high-value time with their doctor, as more time can be devoted to analysing their problems as opposed to recording routine vital signs. Another main patient benefit is that they no longer need to make appointments or turn up at inconvenient times for simple checks – these can now be done at their convenience.

Aside from the standard medical tests, the Surgery Pod also offers a range of Quality of Life questionnaires to assist in the diagnosis of anxiety and depression, and also offers smoking and drinking assessments.

Patients are uniquely identified upon accessing the Pod to enable total security on the system. The machine is programmed so that no information is misplaced, even if a session is interrupted.

The Surgery Pod has been designed to be as user-friendly as possible, helping to reduce white coat syndrome in blood pressure measurements. Furthermore, it is available in a range of different languages. 

"General practice is changing with longer consultations, more complex problems and increasing expectations. This means that health prevention and routine checks are more difficult to squeeze in. Telehealth Solutions offers an ideal solution by not only automating data collection, but allowing the patient to participate directly."

Dr Michael Ingram, GP at The Red House Surgery