Does anyone still care about continuity? Our new paper exploring patient and clinician perspectives on continuity has been released online. https://t.co/vFtH4NtexT
Face-to-face GP appointments more important than rapid access for patient satisfaction, says @PatrickBurch et al study
https://t.co/wsYq0Qk1MU via @nickbostock
Patients who see a GP face to face are more likely to be satisfied with their care, research suggests.
A study, published in the British Journal of General Practice, found patient satisfaction was lower at surgeries that relied more both on telephone appointments and consultations with staff who are not GPs.
These non-GP staff may include advanced nurse practitioners, physician associates and practice-based pharmacists.
It's me!... on Listen to THIS, the podcast exploring how we can improve the quality and safety of healthcare by @THIS_Institute . In it I shared insights from my research / fellowship project about ‘Access to primary care and improving systems’ with @ManziSean and @PatrickBurch
What is the relationship between the volume and type of appointments in general practice and patient experience?
Patrick Burch, William Whittaker and Yiu-Shing Lau
https://t.co/bdf0GhyCdd
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A natural experiment.
A researcher finds 2 general practices willing to take part in a study, organises visits & does interview within 2wks.
Then learns we should ask for prior CRN approval. Tries to do things correctly next time.
3 months of bureaucracy later. No interviews.
Is patient reported continuity associated with better health outcomes? Read our new systemic review.
Patient reported measures of continuity of care and health outcomes: a systematic review | BMC Primary Care
https://t.co/RsoRe1cnwE
@alexkmwalter@Bowercpcman
1/13. Our new paper in BJGP Open reviews the evidence for the delivery of relational continuity of care in general practice in the United Kingdom. We specifically looked at delivery of continuity i.e. what can GP practices do to provide continuity of care to their patients (to ‘deliver’ it). This is the first post of a thread (disclaimer at the bottom). DOI: https://t.co/OT5vuCtDC9
Trial of toolkit intervention to improve continuity in The Netherlands shows no effect. Good baseline continuity. Should they have measured UPC/COC index rather than patient reported continuity? @Dr_J_M_Dickson@DrBekkiR shttps://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/5/e078169.full
What have UK general practices done to try and improve continuity of care? Read the results of our scoping review here https://t.co/6uqOxsdVc0 #continuityofcare
As always, #THISspace2023 has been really informative and inspiring! I particularly enjoyed the Lightning Talk by @PatrickBurch "The performance of continuity in a fragmented primary care system". Sounds like there are still lots of areas in PC that #humanfactors could support!
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