Skype consultations the future of doctors surgeries?

Skype could be the answer to future consultations, according to leading consultants. A practice of Windsor urological surgeons, keen to develop internet video consultations, have started discussing the idea with their local NHS Trust, the BBC reports. Consultant urological surgeon Marc Laniado performs the majority of his procedures at Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospital in nearby Slough. He said: “The advances and developments in the quality of images we receive from scans mean we now have a ‘virtual finger’ on the patient. “Video consultations can cut down referral times, reduce the distance patients have to travel both pre and post