Dear Siddharth, The app released is only for Android. Still having teething troubles.
Cited reports are picked up from the App itself.. Same App states that people in tens of lakhs have already availed services. Token time is 2.5 Mt’s and waiting time to consult at 10 AM was 9 Mt’s. Recently I had fever following pneumonia vaccine. To consult private Apollo hospital Doctor online paid Rs 1500. Had to wait 5 hours before appointment time for zoom meeting was given. Had to wait one hour at the appointed time before the Doctor appeared in person for two minutes consultation. When we pay handsome money for consultation no protests. But crib when Govt doctor offers free consultation after waiting half an hour. Love Rajinder Sandhir > On Mar 15, 2021, at 2:08 AM, RCS <[email protected]> wrote: > > Mr.Kalelkar, > I apologize for my views presented below, more so because i don’t know you. i > would also like to clear that i type with one finger on iphone, so my > punctuation is little patchy. > > As i have not lived in UK, i have no direct personal knowledge of how NHS > worked in the past or is working now. So, truly i have no business commenting > on some thing of which i have no personal knowledge. > > however, i have many friends in UK who would occasionally mumble their > discontentment with the quality of service at the same time praising that it > is free. we, of indian origin, like “free”part. > when i lived in Canada, and needed knee replacement surgery i was told that i > will have to wait for 18-20 months. in USA i got it done in 7 days, and since > i had insurance, had to pay only $6 for TV rental (of course the cost of > insurance makes me grimace) > > here are some views on NHS in UK: > > 1. The NHS has changed beyond all recognition since it treated its first > patient, 13-year-old Sylvia Diggory, on 5 July 1948. At the time, government > expenditure on the health service stood at about £14bn, at 2016-17 rates: by > 2016-17 the figure had grown to £144.3bn. In terms of spend per capita this > equates to around £260 in 1950 compared with £2,273 in today’s money. > 2. Waiting times for treatment are a nagging sore for the NHS. As of May this > year, about 4.2 million people were waiting for consultant-led, non-urgent > hospital treatment in England, and almost 3,000 of those had been waiting for > more than a year. Accident and emergency statistics are also cause for > concern: here the target is for 95% of people to be seen within four hours in > standard emergency units; over the winter, the rate fell below 80% in some > months. > 3. The NHS is not that great > Services provided to patients are underwhelming too. The UK only has 2.7 > hospital beds per 1000 people, less than Germany (8.2), France (6.2) and the > entire EU average (5.2). It also has one of the lowest number of practicing > doctors per population in the EU.” > > unfortunately, we have to live with whatever system the country adopts. > > On Mar 14, 2021, at 11:17 AM, Siddharth Kalelkar <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Mar/14’21 > > Hi Prakash, > > Thanks for your inputs (and insights 😊); the very “concepts” that you have > described are ‘native’ to the “western world” and India has “miles to go”. > > In the UK, for example, our NHS (“National Health Service”) offers all such > “Medical” services absolutely free-of-charge (FoC) and has been doing that > since its inception way back in 1948; any “Resident” in the UK (you need not > be a “Citizen”), I enjoy all/any “Medical Service” – and, not just > “Consultation” with a Doctor but “absolutely anything” FoC … means, should I > need it, even a “Heart-Bypass” (and the “hospital stay” associated with such > a “serious” condition) is absolutely FoC. > > Let us look at “Medication”. For ‘normal’ (means “non-Hospital”) Medicines > that my Doctor prescribes, I pay a “flat-rate” of £8.25 per Course” > (regardless of the actual cost of that Medicine) – that’s about INR 850; so, > and for example, if I need an Antibiotic Tablet for which the “Course” is > “3-Tabs-per-day-for-10-days” (means 30 Tabs), I pay £8.25, and “that’s it”. > For any Medicines during a “hospital stay”, it’s FoC. And, even that > “flat-rate” of £8.25 per Course” is applicable because I live in England. If > I was living in other parts of the UK (in Northen Ireland, Scotland or Wales, > for example), even my “non-hospital Medicine” is “absolutely FoC” (because > those are “backward areas”). All other “stuff” (Blood Tests, Xray, etc. > etc.) are FoC across the UK, regardless of which part you live in. > > In the context of what you quoted, in these “Pandemic times” even in the UK > we have “Video Consultation” and the “response” from the Doctor for an > ‘appointment’ is normally/usually “within 30 minutes”. Now, perhaps you > understand what I meant when I said, “India has “miles to go”” 😊. > > All the best. > > Sid. > > From: Prakash Mullick <[email protected]> > Sent: 14 March 2021 15:03 > To: [email protected] > Cc: 'Yagya Sharma' <[email protected]>; 'Rajinder Sandhir' > <[email protected]>; 'Ramesh Sharma' <[email protected]>; 'Probir > Sengupta' <[email protected]>; 'Sarangi 56.R.C' <[email protected]>; > 'BHU' <[email protected]>; 'Singh 59. N.P.' <[email protected]>; > 'Sankaranarayanan 59.T.A.' <[email protected]>; 'Chowdhury 58.S > K' <[email protected]>; 'Yudhvir Singh' <[email protected]>; 'SINGH > ANIL' <[email protected]>; 'Gupta 56.Indra' <[email protected]>; > 'Majumdar 59. Amit' <[email protected]>; [email protected] > Subject: RE: Free online medical consultancy for senior citizens > Importance: High > > Dear Mr. Kalelkar: > > Thanks a lot for this update. In an earlier email, I had written the > following: > > I am happy with the health care system in Canada. Even if I was eligible for > this service, I would be foolish to try any on-line medical consultancy. I > value my health and would not risk this service even if it is free. Because > of COVID-19 pandemic, my physician is offering phone consultation, and where > required face-to-face consultation with a specialist. I phoned my > physician's office at 07:10 a.m. on March 11th, and the physician called me > back at 7:50 a.m. Within a 15-minute consultation, he renewed my > prescription and set up an appointment for some X-ray and ultrasound. I will > not have to pay even $1.00 from my pocket for all this. Alberta Blue Cross > and my Suncor pension benefit covered the prescription medications amount of > $162.89. I have been seeing the same physician since 2009; therefore he has > all the medical history. > > In Canada, there is a saying: Buyer Beware. You deserve our commendation for > highlighting the experience of some seniors. > > Take care and stay safe. > > Prakash Mullick > Edmonton, Alberta, Canada > > From: Siddharth Kalelkar <[email protected]> > Sent: March 14, 2021 7:54 AM > To: 'Rajinder Sandhir' <[email protected]>; 'Madan Bali' > <[email protected]>; 'Yagya Sharma' <[email protected]>; 'EX > Meconians GR' <[email protected]> > Cc: 'Ramesh Sharma' <[email protected]>; 'Probir Sengupta' > <[email protected]>; 'Sarangi 56.R.C' <[email protected]>; 'BHU' > <[email protected]>; 'Singh 59. N.P.' <[email protected]>; > 'Sankaranarayanan 59.T.A.' <[email protected]>; 'Chowdhury 58.S > K' <[email protected]>; 'Yudhvir Singh' <[email protected]>; 'Gupta > 56.Indra' <[email protected]>; 'Majumdar 59. Amit' > <[email protected]>; [email protected]; 'M.S. Nagar' > <[email protected]>; '58. Jagdish Roy' <[email protected]>; 'KC Agrawal' > <[email protected]>; 'Narendra Gupta' <[email protected]>; 'Babu N R Mec' > <[email protected]>; 'Mohan Narendra' <[email protected]>; 'P k > Bose' <[email protected]>; [email protected]; 'Thangavelu' > <[email protected]>; 'BHU' <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: Free online medical consultancy for senior citizens. > > Mar/14’21 > > Hi Rajinder / Folks, > > The Reviews on Google are not very encouraging 🙄🙄 … just a glimpse of the > “Top 3” here … > > <image002.jpg> > > > Thanks. > > All the best. > > Sid. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rajinder Sandhir <[email protected]> > Sent: 14 March 2021 13:29 > To: Madan Bali <[email protected]>; Yagya Sharma > <[email protected]>; EX Meconians GR <[email protected]> > Cc: Ramesh Sharma <[email protected]>; Probir Sengupta > <[email protected]>; Sarangi 56.R.C <[email protected]>; BHU > <[email protected]>; Singh 59. N.P. <[email protected]>; > Sankaranarayanan 59.T.A. <[email protected]>; Chowdhury 58.S K > <[email protected]>; Yudhvir Singh <[email protected]>; Gupta > 56.Indra <[email protected]>; Majumdar 59. Amit <[email protected]>; > [email protected]; M.S. Nagar <[email protected]>; 58. Jagdish Roy > <[email protected]>; KC Agrawal <[email protected]>; Narendra Gupta > <[email protected]>; Babu N R Mec <[email protected]>; Siddharth > Kalelkar <[email protected]>; Mohan Narendra <[email protected]>; P > k Bose <[email protected]>; [email protected]; Thangavelu > <[email protected]>; BHU <[email protected]> > Subject: Free online medical consultancy for senior citizens. > > *MODI GOVERNMENT'S BOON FOR SENIOR CITIZENS - MEDICAL CONSULTING TOTALLY FREE* > > The Central Government has launched an excellent consulting scheme for senior > citizens and all other citizens. > Elderly people, especially those with high blood pressure, diabetes, etc., > don't rush to the hospital for OPD. They seek treatment at home for minor > ailments like headaches, physical pain, and are not ready to go to the > hospital. > > You can now access consultancy and treatment on Google Chrome via the link > below. Note: > > *1*. Select patient registration. > > *2*. Type your mobile number. Type OTP on mobile for registration. > > *3*. Enter patient details and district. Now, you will connect with the > doctor online. After that, you can consult a doctor for any of your health > problems through the video. The doctor will prescribe the medicine online. > You can take the medicine by showing it in the medical pharmacy shop. > > *This service is completely free.* > > You can use this service every day from 10.00 am to 3.00 pm, including Sunday. > > Please send this to senior citizens in your contact list. > > This is the Central Government website: > > *https: //www.eSanjeevaniopd.in* > > https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.hied.esanjeevaniopd > > Friends this is a fantastic step for senior citizens.... > Please take advantage & Forward it to All Senior Citizens You know. > 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 > > MANVIR SINGH BAHRA > > I have not tried it yet. I would like those living outside of India to try it > if they are eligible for this service. > > Afraid of doctors. I Avoid them like the plague! > > Love > Rajinder= -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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