Continuity of care
Continuity of care and the patient experience (King's Fund report)
George Freeman & Jane Hughes
This report distinguishes two types of continuity of care:
■ relationship continuity – a continuous therapeutic relationship with a clinician
■ management continuity – continuity and consistency of clinical management, including providing and sharing information and care planning, and any necessary co-ordination of care required by the patient.
Related ideas
Jeremy Hunt suggests GPs should have ‘their own lists of patients’
Continuity of GP care for patients with dementia: impact on prescribing and the health of patients
João Delgado, Philip H Evans, Denis Pereira Gray, Kate Sidaway-Lee, Louise Allan, Linda Clare, Clive Ballard, Jane Masoli, Jose M Valderas and David Melzer
British Journal of General Practice 2022; 72 (715): e91-e98. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2021.0413
Continuity in general practice as predictor of mortality, acute hospitalisation, and use of out-of-hours care: a registry-based observational study in Norway
Hogne Sandvik, Øystein Hetlevik, Jesper Blinkenberg and Steinar Hunskaar
British Journal of General Practice 2022; 72 (715): e84-e90. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2021.0340
Better continuity of care
https://abetternhs.net/2015/10/01/better-continuity-of-care/