{"id":10,"date":"2026-07-15T06:57:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T05:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/doctorsnhs\/news\/how-to-use-econsult-guide\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T08:11:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T07:11:07","slug":"how-to-use-econsult-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.doctorsnhs.co.uk\/knowledge-center\/how-to-use-econsult-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use eConsult for Online GP Consultations"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>eConsult: Quick &amp; Secure Clinical Triage<\/h2>\n<p>Skerne Medical Group is proud to offer eConsult\u2014an online triage tool that allows patients to contact our clinical team about non-urgent medical or administrative queries. By filling out a structured form online, you can explain your symptoms or request assistance, and our clinical team will review and respond by the end of the next working day.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;eConsult provides a safe, structured way to get advice from a GP without having to wait in a telephone queue.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>How eConsult Works<\/h3>\n<p>Using the service is straightforward and requires no login credentials. Simply:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Visit our website and click the &#8220;Consult Now&#8221; button or go directly to <a href=\"https:\/\/doctorsnhs.webgp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/doctorsnhs.webgp.com\/<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>2. Choose whether you want help with a general condition, a specific symptom, or an administrative task (like an extension of a fit note or test results).<\/li>\n<li>3. Answer a series of questions about your health. The system screens for red-flag symptoms and will advise you to contact NHS 111 or 999 if immediate care is needed.<\/li>\n<li>4. Submit the form. Our triaging clinician will review your response and decide the best course of action. This may result in a prescription, self-care advice, a telephone consultation, or an invitation to a face-to-face appointment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>When to Use eConsult<\/h3>\n<p>eConsult is ideal for ongoing, minor, or non-urgent queries. Please do not use eConsult for medical emergencies (such as chest pains, severe shortness of breath, or suspected stroke). In those cases, dial 999 immediately.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>eConsult: Quick &amp; Secure Clinical Triage Skerne Medical Group is proud to offer eConsult\u2014an online triage tool that allows patients&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-digital-services","category-patient-care","category-vaccinations"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.doctorsnhs.co.uk\/knowledge-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.doctorsnhs.co.uk\/knowledge-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.doctorsnhs.co.uk\/knowledge-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.doctorsnhs.co.uk\/knowledge-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.doctorsnhs.co.uk\/knowledge-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.doctorsnhs.co.uk\/knowledge-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.doctorsnhs.co.uk\/knowledge-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10\/revisions\/15"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.doctorsnhs.co.uk\/knowledge-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.doctorsnhs.co.uk\/knowledge-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.doctorsnhs.co.uk\/knowledge-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.doctorsnhs.co.uk\/knowledge-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}