Patients who put GP's name in email are more likely to receive a reply, study finds
30-08-2026 01:43 via dailymail.com

Patients who put GP's name in email are more likely to receive a reply, study finds

Researchers from Harvard University in the US analysed 3.6 million patient messages from more than 511,000 people.
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