Start-up company TeleConsult, which launched at GP15 in Melbourne last week, is looking to raise $1 million to support the local and global expansion of its telehealth platform, which offers pay-per-minute telephone consultations between patients and their regular doctor, with video capability planned for the future.

Devised by Sydney-based consultant respiratory physician Jonathan Rutland, TeleConsult promises to finally provide a way that doctors can be paid for offering advice and follow-up care over the phone to their patients.