TY - JOUR T1 - Telehealth and primary care: a special collection from BJGP Open JF - BJGP Open JO - BJGP Open DO - 10.3399/BJGPO.2022.0120 SP - BJGPO.2022.0120 AU - Sarah J White AU - Hajira Dambha-Miller Y1 - 2022/10/05 UR - http://bjgpopen.org/content/early/2022/09/30/BJGPO.2022.0120.abstract N2 - In this BJGP Open special issue, we explore how increased reliance on telehealth has changed clinical practice. Telehealth, defined as the provision of healthcare remotely through telecommunications technology, has been integrated into health services with varying degrees of success in the past. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated this process, with telehealth presenting a solution to care delivery during national lockdowns and social distancing requirements. There has been vast amounts of research examining what has worked, potential improvements, and what should be retained in the post-pandemic world. This collection of articles adds to the discourse and considers telehealth in three broad areas: access to services, quality of care, and conducting consultations.A central suggestion in favour of continued investment in telehealth is the increased access that it provides to services. Three of the articles in this collection report on improvements in access through telehealth, while … ER -