Telstra Corporation Limited’s
(ASX:TLS) health division is expanding its health offering with the launch of ReadyCare.
Australia’s largest telco says the GP telemedicine service provides the choice to connect with a doctor using phone or video and receive advice, treatment, diagnosis and prescriptions.
Telstra expects the service will make accessing a doctor easier, especially at times when people may not be able to visit their regular GP.
ReadyCare has employed registered Australian doctors who will operate the service 24 hours a day and it can be accessed by calling or using the app.
Patients will first speak to a telemedicine assistant to determine if the call is suitable for a telemedicine consultation and a GP will then call them back at a time that suits the patient.
Telstra reported a record net profit of $2.11 billion in the first half of the 2015 financial year.
