e-med.co.uk

Advantages: Get those hidden problems resolved without embarrassment.
Disadvantages: Can be abused.

E-Med.co.uk certainly is something different but is it something we should embrace or something we should stay away from. Well unlike the other reviews about this site I have used this site and as a result I think a review to clarify is in order. SIGNING UP Firstly to use e-med (other than to order Tamiflu) you must be a member of the site. This costs £20 a year which if you don't use the service is pretty much a waste of money, but at the same ...
...then the £20 is worth every penny. So once you have signed up on the site using a simple form to give your details, fill in a medical questionnaire and payment details you will be emailed by e-med to confirm your username and password which is what you will use should you ever wish to contact them by phone or email. You will get a card through the post also which has your details on should you need to phone them when you are away from the computer. ... Read review

Advantages: A Doctor Online When You Need One
Disadvantages: Bloody Expensive

I visited this site out of curiosity and decided NOT to avail myself of the services on offer. If you join up for the modest fee of 20 pounds (please note that my use of the word "modest" is purely sarcastic) you can have access to a doctor online or on the phone 24 hours a day. Not a bad idea but they also charge you 15 pounds for every consultation which soon adds up if you are a hypocondriact (please let me know if I misspelled this word - thank ...
...you what the services are like and to be perfectly honest I wouldn't want to find out I was speaking to a quack for the sum of 20 pounds (hey I'm poor). They offer specialist services too such as advice on health at work... Overall I retained a sense of misstrust from this site although they appear to be bona fide. If you've got the cash and don't fancy a visit to your local surgery then maybe this is the site for you. I'm happy trotting down ... Read review

Advantages: ability to use your own judgement
Disadvantages: don't read unqulified reviws

I find it hard to believe the person above could be bothered to write a review fundamentally saying she had looked at the website and had prejudged the service to be less than honourable. I am considering using the service and having googled it,chose to open this webpage. I will review the service ONLY once I have used it. These are qualified doctors offering a different approach to healthcare (no I am not a relative) I was so incensed I felt compelled ...
...to his or her experience of a service as opposed to guesswork. Why have ciao allowed this? I will come back and review e-med once I have used it. Regarding the cost of the service that is relative to your experience of the N.H.S. and your lifestyle. Personally I am looking at it because I lead an extraordinarily busy lifestyle, cannot get a doctors appointment and have no faith that i can get to a specialist quickly if the need arises. ... Read review