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Online Doctor Johannesburg
Online doctor in Johannesburg
Consultations from Sandton to Soweto, without giving up half a day to traffic.
Johannesburg is a city built around driving, and that is exactly the problem when you are unwell. A GP appointment that takes fifteen minutes can cost two hours once you add the drive across town, parking and the wait.
The city's sprawl makes this worse than in a denser city. Someone living in Fourways and working in the CBD may be nowhere near their usual practice during the hours it is open, and the M1 at the wrong time of day turns a short trip into a long one.
A remote consultation removes the journey entirely. You speak to a doctor from home, from the office, or from wherever you happen to be, and the outcome - advice, a prescription, a certificate, a referral - is the same as it would be in a consulting room, where that is clinically appropriate.
Patients across Johannesburg
- Sandton
- Rosebank
- Randburg
- Fourways
- Midrand
- Soweto
- Roodepoort
- Bryanston
- Melville
- Parktown
- Johannesburg CBD
- Northcliff
- Greenside
- Edenvale
- Bedfordview
- Lenasia
Why remote care suits this city
Distance and traffic are the practical barriers in Johannesburg, not a shortage of doctors. Removing the journey solves most of it.
It also helps with the hours. Work in this city often does not release people during standard consulting times, and a remote consultation can be arranged around that rather than against it.
Services
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Online Doctor Consultation
Speak to a doctor without travelling to a waiting room. Consultations happen remotely, wherever you are in South Africa.
Read moreSick Notes & Certificates
A medical certificate follows a consultation and an assessment - it is a clinical document, not an administrative one.
Read moreOnline Prescriptions
A prescription follows an assessment. It is never issued on request alone.
Read moreHow It Works
From first message to next step
We arrange a time
We confirm a time for a consultation that fits around your day.
The consultation
The healthcare professional takes your history, assesses the concern and discusses the appropriate next step with you.
What happens next
A prescription, certificate, test request or referral — whichever is clinically appropriate for your situation.
Questions
Common questions
Do I need to be in Johannesburg to use the service?
No. Consultations are conducted remotely and are available to patients anywhere in South Africa. Johannesburg is simply where many of our patients are.
Is there a practice I can visit in Johannesburg?
Your Online Doctor is a digital platform and consultations take place remotely. Where an in-person examination is needed, you will be referred appropriately.
Can I collect a prescription from a pharmacy near me?
Yes. A prescription issued after a consultation can be taken to the pharmacy of your choice.
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