GPs, patients, and the distance between them

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Abstract
For most people the convenience of the nearest surgery is the main determinant of where they register.2 Nevertheless, many go further afield, and historic factors may be important in their choice. When they move, those in urban areas often remain with the devil they know—“the desire to maintain a link with a doctor known to the family … appears to be stronger than any wish to minimise the distance travelled to the practice premises.”3 The availability of a woman doctor, and, for patients from ethnic minorities, …