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. 2024 May 30;74(743):279-282.
doi: 10.3399/bjgp24X738477. Print 2024 Jun.

The decline in relationship continuity in England: can a European perspective help?

Richard Baker  1 , Otto R Maarsingh  2 , Emilie Couchman  3 , Marije T Te Winkel  2 , Louis S Levene  1 , George K Freeman  4
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The decline in relationship continuity in England: can a European perspective help?

Richard Baker et al. Br J Gen Pract. .
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Figure 1.
Means of all responses to General Practice Patient Survey (https://www.gp-patient.co.uk/) questions relating to relationship continuity, England, 2009–2023. The questions were ‘Is there a particular GP you prefer to see or speak to? and ‘How often do you see or speak to your preferred GP when you would like to?’ The continuity measure was the product of the positive responses to these questions.
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