Why coding the modality of primary care consultations matters

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College London, London, UK.
² Academic Department of Military General Practice, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham, UK.
³ Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.
⁴ Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK ana.luisa.neves14@imperial.ac.uk.

Editorial

Stephanie Drew et al. Br J Gen Pract. 2025.

. 2025 Sep 25;75(759):443-444.

doi: 10.3399/BJGP.2025.0581. Print 2025 Oct 1.

¹ Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College London, London, UK.
² Academic Department of Military General Practice, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham, UK.
³ Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.
⁴ Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK ana.luisa.neves14@imperial.ac.uk.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared no competing interests.

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