To encourage the second parent to take care of their child’s health and to reduce the mental burden that weighs on women, the Doctolib platform has just launched two new features. Because according to data from the site, of the 31 million appointments made in 2022, nearly 26 million were booked by women, relays France Inter this Wednesday. Or 85%.
To encourage the commitment of the second parent, Doctolib relies on a better distribution of tasks. Thus, child account sharing is now possible. “Until now, a minor’s account could only be managed by a single adult,” explains the executive director of Doctolib. From now on, “each of the two adults will be able to book, modify, cancel appointments and even manage medical documents”, she specifies.
A division of orders
The second functionality concerns the dematerialized prescription, which can be sent by the healthcare professional in the “My documents” space, on the patient’s account. “If the account sharing feature is activated, each of the two adults will be able to access the prescription and then go to the pharmacy,” adds the executive director. Enough to involve the second parent a little, and even save him time…