Seeing the same GP associated with fewer hospital admissions, new research reveals

Seeing the same GP more often is linked to fewer avoidable hospital admissions for older patients, new research by the Health Foundation has revealed. Researchers analysed data from more than 230,000 anonymised patient records for older people aged 62-82 years. They found there were fewer hospital admissions for certain conditions when patients saw the same GP more consistently (that is, had ‘greater continuity of care’).   The research showed that if patients saw their most frequently seen GP two more times out of every 10, this was associated with 6% fewer admissions for ambulatory care sensitive conditions. Ambulatory care sensitive