title: Continuity of care. Life support.
abstract: The advent of patient choice will provide a challenge to continutiy of care for patients. The impact on long-term conditions, where regular patient monitoring is essential, is particularly important. Better use of technology is part of the solution.
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D002755:Choice Behavior; D003256:Community Participation; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013222:State Medicine; D013672:Technology; D006113:United Kingdom