Continuity of care saves lives. The evidence base for continuity of care and how it reduces morbidity and mortality is increasing and consistent (Pereira Gray 2018) . A dose response relationship has now been demonstrated (Sandvik 2022) and for every two extra consultations with the same GP a 6% reduction in emergency admission has been reported (Barker 2017).The aim of this session is to get participants to consider themselves, as patients, trying to improve their own healthcare by increasing continuity of relational care with their GP. Then to consider how they could help do this as healthcare professionals for their own patients. The objectives include a reminder of the impact of continuity of relational care. Along with guidance on how to increase both their own continuity of care and that of their patients.Paired discussion Panel discussion with audience questions Short presentations  The session will define relational and other types of continuity, and give the evidence on the benefits. In pairs, participants will discuss what they would do to increase continuity for themselves as patients, which leads into the tips on how they might approach their own GP to achieve continuity. This will raise awareness of the barriers and ways to overcome these. In pairs participants will then be asked to consider their own practice in the context of continuity. The variation in practical approaches and toolkits for developing their own practice will be reviewed. Pairs will be then be asked to consider the next small step they might take for their own patients.Increase knowledge about how continuity of care can increase the participants own health and life expectancy Raise awareness of how healthcare professionals, as patients, can ensure continuity of their own care Understanding about what can be done to increase continuity of relational care for patients under the participant's careContinuity can be improved, saving lives, and improving both doctor and patient satisfaction. This can be done both for ourselves as patients and for our patients under our care. The impact can be high and make as much difference as medications with minimal disadvantages.