Progress with Relationship Continuity 2012, a British perspective

This perspective paper makes a brief conceptual review of continuity and argues that relationship continuity is the most controversial type. Plentiful evidence of association with better satisfaction and outcomes urgently needs to be supplemented by studies of causation.The scope of these has been o...

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Main Author:	George Freeman
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Ubiquity Press 2012-06-01
Series:	International Journal of Integrated Care
Subjects:	relationship continuity continuity primary care patient experience
Online Access:	http://www.ijic.org/articles/975

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spelling	doaj-d94b40efe9994d709da71457fc3bec182020-11-24T22:57:11ZengUbiquity PressInternational Journal of Integrated Care1568-41562012-06-0112210.5334/ijic.975871Progress with Relationship Continuity 2012, a British perspectiveGeorge FreemanThis perspective paper makes a brief conceptual review of continuity and argues that relationship continuity is the most controversial type. Plentiful evidence of association with better satisfaction and outcomes urgently needs to be supplemented by studies of causation.The scope of these has been outlined in this paper. Evidence strongly suggests that patients generally want more relationship continuity than they are getting and that relationship continuity is linked with better patient and staff satisfaction. This is reason enough to justify improving relationship continuity for patients.http://www.ijic.org/articles/975relationship continuitycontinuityprimary carepatient experience
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description	This perspective paper makes a brief conceptual review of continuity and argues that relationship continuity is the most controversial type. Plentiful evidence of association with better satisfaction and outcomes urgently needs to be supplemented by studies of causation.The scope of these has been outlined in this paper. Evidence strongly suggests that patients generally want more relationship continuity than they are getting and that relationship continuity is linked with better patient and staff satisfaction. This is reason enough to justify improving relationship continuity for patients.
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Progress with Relationship Continuity 2012, a British perspective

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