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Patient perceptions of relational continuity in England: insights from two cross-sectional surveys

Bolanle Odebiyi, Jonathan Gibson, Mhorag Goff, Ali MK Hindi, Jonathan Hammond, Katherine Checkland, Matt Sutton and Sally Jacobs
BJGP Open 2025; 9 (4): BJGPO.2024.0267. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0267
Bolanle Odebiyi
1 School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
2 Division of Pharmacy and Optometry, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
3 Health Organisation, Policy and Economics Research Group, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
4 Division of Population Health, Health Services Research & Primary care, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Jonathan Gibson
1 School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
3 Health Organisation, Policy and Economics Research Group, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
4 Division of Population Health, Health Services Research & Primary care, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Mhorag Goff
1 School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
2 Division of Pharmacy and Optometry, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
3 Health Organisation, Policy and Economics Research Group, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
4 Division of Population Health, Health Services Research & Primary care, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Ali MK Hindi
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Jonathan Hammond
1 School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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4 Division of Population Health, Health Services Research & Primary care, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Katherine Checkland
1 School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
3 Health Organisation, Policy and Economics Research Group, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
4 Division of Population Health, Health Services Research & Primary care, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Matt Sutton
1 School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Sally Jacobs
1 School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Patient perceptions of relational continuity in England: insights from two cross-sectional surveys
Bolanle Odebiyi, Jonathan Gibson, Mhorag Goff, Ali MK Hindi, Jonathan Hammond, Katherine Checkland, Matt Sutton, Sally Jacobs
BJGP Open 2025; 9 (4): BJGPO.2024.0267. DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0267

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Bolanle Odebiyi, Jonathan Gibson, Mhorag Goff, Ali MK Hindi, Jonathan Hammond, Katherine Checkland, Matt Sutton, Sally Jacobs
BJGP Open 2025; 9 (4): BJGPO.2024.0267. DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0267
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  • primary health care
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