The end of general practice as we know it
Steven Lillis 1 *
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1 Waikato University, Waikato, New Zealand.
* Correspondence to: steven.lillis@outlook.co.nz
Journal of Primary Health Care 14(1) 10-12 https://doi.org/10.1071/HC21157
Published: 13 April 2022
© 2022 The Author(s) (or their employer(s)). Published by CSIRO Publishing on behalf of The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND)
Abstract
Among the many changes in general practice over the last 30 years, loss of continuity of relationship between a health professional and patient in the general practice context has occurred in many areas. There has been little discussion or consultation over this change, yet the consequences on people working in general practice and patients who come for the services is significant. Without continuity of relationship, general practice will evolve into something quite different from what it has traditionally represented.
Keywords: continuity of care, general practice, health outcomes, patient satisfaction.
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