The Health Services Safety Investigations Body’s findings vividly show the perils of lack of continuity of care for patients.12 The named patient with a history of breast cancer saw 10 healthcare professionals, including six general practitioners, for back pain over a period of eight months, but his secondary cancer in the spine was not diagnosed until it was too late. Abundant evidence exists on the benefits of continuity of care for …
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