"I want people to be able to read comments. It may be that people think the GP is fantastic and they can always get an appointment within 48 hours. Or they may have terrible experiences and think the receptionist is really rude."
He added: "I would never think of going on holiday without cross-referencing at least two guide books and using Trip Adviser (a travel review website). We need to do something similar for the modern generation in healthcare.
"I can already learn a lot from the comments of people, both positive and negative, about a type of treatment or a hospital. We need to extend the service to cover GPs."
However, Laurence Buckman, chairman of the British Medical Association's GPs committee, accused the government of not thinking the plan through properly.
"A website on which people can slander or praise irresponsibly is the wrong approach," he said.
"Patients should be able to choose a doctor, but I don't think this is the way to do it.
"For example, if I don't give antibiotics for a viral infection because I don't think it is appropriate, the word will get out that I am a tough git. But making them happy is not what I am there for. I am there to make them healthy."
Source-AFP
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