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WONCA APR Conference 2019 » Workshop
[WS3-32] Continuity under threat - how can we achieve continuity of care in a world without continuity?
Fri. May 17, 2019 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM Room 10 (2F Room J)
Organizer: David Jameson(RCGP Junior International Committee, UK)
Chair: David Jameson, Sonia Tsukagoshi(RCGP Junior International Committee, UK)
A cornerstone of General Practice is the patient relationship. A longitudinal, personal and caring relationship is valued by both patients and doctors. Personal Continuity is a fundamental part of this relationship. It improves health outcomes, reduces hospital admissions, controls healthcare costs and improves patient satisfaction. Due to changes in society, professional practice and healthcare system organisation continuity is under threat like never before. Preserving and improving continuity will require sharing ideas and best practice from around the world and creating bespoke solutions for individual healthcare systems. This interactive workshop will explore the evidence on why continuity is important to general practice, why it is under threat across the world, and how we can learn from each other and work together to create solutions to improve continuity in a sustainable way for the future.