Patients told they can access GPs’ surgery via app

Patients in North Yorkshire and York can now access a wide range of medical advice and help from their GP surgery through a laptop or smartphone – without needing to visit their practice in person or wait on the phone.

The free NHS App – together with the GP practice online service – can be used 24 hours a day and can save people time because they remove the need for unnecessary phone calls or trips to the practice to request the help that’s required.

The NHS App can be installed on smartphones via the App Store (Apple) or Google Play (Android), while the confidential GP practice online service can be used by anyone registered with a GP practice and is accessible via smartphone, tablet or computer

People with the NHS App installed on their smartphone can get advice about coronavirus, check their symptoms, book and manage GP surgery appointments and order repeat prescription.

For urgent medical attention call NHS 111,