The concept—and reality—of continuity of care crosses disciplinary and organisational boundaries. The common definitions provided here should help healthcare providers evaluate continuity more ...

It is difficult to define continuity of care or study its impact on health outcomes. This study took place in three stages. In stage I we conducted qualitative research with patients, their close ...

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, People’s Hospital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (People’s Hospital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region,Ningxia Medical University), Yinchuan, China Objective: To ...

Introduction Relational continuity of care is where patients see the same clinicians over time. Evidence suggests relational continuity of care is valued by patients and clinicians and results in ...

Continuity of care is widely regarded as an important marker of quality in the management of patients with long-term conditions. New services that integrate telemonitoring into care pathways have ...

The data sets analysed during this study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request. In this mode, residents can choose their GPs voluntarily from local primary care centres, ...