What future for continuity of care in general practice?

Women׳s views about maternity care: How do women conceptualise the process of continuity?

“…Women in our study highlighted the importance of relational and informational continuity, previously identified by others (Baker et al, 2007;Freeman & Hjortdahl, 1997;Green et al, 2000;Haggerty et al, 2003;Hatem et al, 2008), but also the importance of continuity across pregnancies and across location, reflecting not only relational aspects but also systems of management continuity.…”

“…W. Saultz, 2000;The Kings Fund 2011.). It particularly emphasised relational continuity, that is, the importance of an ongoing relationship between a patient and one or more care providers (J. , characterised by personal trust and responsibility (Baker, et al, 2007;Freeman & Hjortdahl, 1997). Today, the healthcare system promotes continuity as a core organisational value affected by environmental influences, communication, patient, professional and system factors (Sparbel & Anderson, 2000).…”

General practice care and patients' priorities in Europe: an international comparison

“…Using these percentages an importance rank order of items for each country was calculated, ranging from 1 (highest priority) to 38 (lowest priority). For this study these rank numbers were categorized into 'high' (rank 1-10), 'medium' (rank [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] and 'low' (rank 21 -38) ( Table 3).…”

The payment for performance model and its influence on British general practitioners' principles and practice

“…Discontinuity increases levels of uncertainty on both sides, prompting general practitioners to jettison 'wait and see' approaches 29 . This increases the likelihood of false positive tests (and hence iatrogenesis) and reduces the prospects for complaints to resolve spontaneously 31 .…”