Seeing the same GP is good for your health... but only HALF of patients are able to do so

Seeing the same GP is good for your health... but only HALF of patients are able to do so Only half of NHS patients regularly get to see the same GP — even though it's better for their health, it emerged today.

Queen Mary University of London experts looked at appointments given to 1million adults registered at 126 GP practices in east London.

Just 52 per cent frequently saw the same family doctor, results showed. The Daily Mail

 

See also:

• Measuring continuity of care in general practice: a comparison of two methods using routinely collected data (open access) British Journal of General Practice