Having a named accountable GP does not improve continuity of care, study finds

The government initiative requiring all patients over 75 in England to have a named accountable GP seems to have had no effect on continuity of care, a study published in BMJ Open has found.1

In April 2014 the Quality and Outcomes Framework was reformed, and general practices got an increase in core funding from £66 to £74 per patient per year. At the same time a requirement was added to the contract, stipulating that general practices …