What do patients and clinicians think about continuity in general practice in England? a qualitative study
We may be reaching a tipping point, whereby a critical mass of patients views general practice solely as a method of accessing biomedical services from whichever staff member is available. If we want to improve continuity, we need to act before changes in attitudes and care delivery make change an impossibility.
Authors
- Kath Checkland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9961-5317)
- Patrick Burch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5439-8454)
- Aaron Poppleton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3435-6721)
- Stephen Illes
- Sarah Skyrme
Institutions
- Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (GB)
- Cornish College of the Arts (US)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- Primary Health Care (QA)
- Keele University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of General Practice
- Published
- 2025-09-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp.2025.0323
- Primary Topic
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research