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Personal continuity of care is declining due to healthcare changes. Factors like more GPs per practice and locum use decrease continuity, while longer patient registration increases it.

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Area of Science:

  • General Practice Research
  • Healthcare Management
  • Patient Continuity of Care

Background:

  • Personal continuity of care is a cornerstone of general practice.
  • Societal and healthcare shifts are increasingly challenging this continuity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine associations between personal continuity and practice/patient factors.
  • To integrate general practitioners' (GPs) perspectives to validate quantitative findings.

Main Methods:

  • Mixed-methods approach using routinely collected healthcare data (269,478 patients, 48 practices, 2013-2018).
  • Multilevel regression analyses for quantitative data.
  • Thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews with 10 GPs.

Main Results:

  • Increased number of usual GPs and higher locum use were dose-dependently linked to lower personal continuity.
  • Longer patient registration with a practice was dose-dependently linked to higher personal continuity.
  • Older age, more chronic conditions, and higher contact frequency also correlated with greater continuity. Key themes from GP interviews included team composition, practice organization, and individual GP views.

Conclusions:

  • Personal continuity is significantly associated with practice and patient characteristics.
  • Dose-dependent associations suggest potential causal relationships.
  • Findings, combined with GP insights, offer practical targets for enhancing personal continuity.