How much does a GP cut a patient’s risk of dying?
'GPs become specialists on their individual patients, rather than on their diseases' say researchers
The benefits of a long-standing GP relationship have been confirmed in a study showing patients with a regular doctor are less likely to die or need acute hospital admission.
Having the same GP for more than 15 years cuts the risk of needing out-of-hours care by 30% and that of acute hospital admission by 28%, compared to patients who have had their GP for a year or less.
