Continuity of care: still important in modern-day general practice

Continuity of care has always been at the heart of general practice. Patients who receive continuity have better healthcare outcomes, higher satisfaction rates, and the health care they receive is more costeffective. The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has always advocated for continuity and has previously produced a paper on the benefits of continuity of care, and subsequently the Continuity of Care Toolkit. n the upcoming RCGP paper Continuity of Care in Modern Day Practice (available soon at http://www.rcgp.org.uk/policy/rcgppolicy-areas/continuity-of-care.aspx) the College asks to whom continuity is most important in modern-day general practice, and how can it be realised in the face of changing demographics, work patterns, and the introduction of new models of care.