App will provide advice from GP on smartphone

An app is now available to allow people seek advice from their GP via a smartphone.

Aviva Heath has launched a new benefit that allows its customers to have fully covered face-to-face GP consultations with an Irish registered doctor using smartphones.

However, the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) has called on the Government to stop insurance companies offering customers doctor consultations through mobile devices and online due to the risk of misdiagnosis or pharmacy prescription errors.