What Is Telehealth?
Consult a Doctor/GP any day by phone or video from anywhere.
(Fully qualified and Australian Medical Board-certified Doctors)
Psychologists, Dietitians, Podiatrists, Physiotherapists are available by phone/video.
Referral to Specialists and allied health of any specialty.
Telehealth, also known as Telemedicine, simply means accessing clinical services from a qualified doctor/health practitioner using electronic communications and software, without actually visiting the health practitioner yourself in person. Telemedicine is sometimes used as a synonym to describe remote clinical services, such as diagnosis and monitoring. Telehealth allows health care professionals to evaluate, diagnose and treat patients without a face-to face meeting. Telehealth technology is now frequently used for general medical consultations, follow-up visits, management of chronic conditions, medication management, specialist consultations and a host of other clinical services that can be provided remotely via secure video and/or audio.
Where it was once only available in limited circumstances from a few practitioners, telehealth has now evolved and become a widely-accepted mainstream way for you to access medical and health care.
Using National Telemedicine Doctor’s telehealth platform, you can now consult an Australian Medical Board-certified doctor/GP/health practitioner in the comfort of our own home or office. Of course a face-to-face consultation with your regular GP/health practitioner is the ideal consultation, however a consultation with National Telemedicine Doctors is an effective and convenient alternative, when a face-to-face consultation is not possible. During your consultation your National Telemedicine Doctor/health practitioner will advise you if an in-person visit to a health practitioner is required.
BENEFITS OF TELEHEALTH
An online consultation with National Telemedicine Doctors as an alternative to a face-to-face visit with a doctor has many benefits, including:
Please remember that consultations provided by National Telemedicine Doctors are not suitable in the case of medical emergencies requiring urgent treatment. In the case of emergencies, please contact your local emergency services immediately.
How it works: just follow these 3 easy steps
For Phone/Video consultation
General Practitioner (GP) Services
OUR SERVICES – IN BRIEF
The following health practitioners including allied health professionals are currently working through National Telemedicine Doctor’s platform –
| Practitioners offering services through our platform | Referral Services (any specialty) |
| Dietitians | Specialist Referrals |
| Clinical Psychologists | Allied Health Referrals (wide range) |
| General Psychologists | Pathology Referrals |
| General Practitioners (GPs) | Radiology Referrals |
| Physiotherapists | |
| Podiatrists |
Click here or on the links above to access detailed information about all the common types of services offered at National Telemedicine Doctors.
Most common General Practitioner (GP) services are listed below for patients’ convenience –
Do I need a referral for a Specialist/Allied Health Practitioner?
You may need a referral to see a registered specialist or allied health practitioner – if you take services of a Specialist/Allied Health practitioner without a referral, Medicare will not cover any of your costs.
Any General Practitioner at National Telemedicine Doctors can write a referral for you if you need a referral to a registered Specialist or Allied Health practitioner working through our platform or outside our platform.
COVID-19 ALERT
Stay home if you feel unwell, have a fever, cough or experience difficulty breathing to protect you and help prevent spread of viruses and other infections to others. Telehealth can help during the COVID-19 outbreak. If you can’t leave home during the coronavirus outbreak you can still consult a qualified Australian-registered general practitioner, by using the National Telemedicine Doctors online platform.