Background: Patients with multimorbidity are increasingly common in general practice.
Multimorbidity is a challenge for both patients and practitioners because of the complexity of
care and its impact on patients' lives. Single-disease-based guidelines are of limited use to
providers managing patients with multimorbidity. Objective: The article aims to discuss how
multimorbidity can be best managed in general practice. It does this within the framework of
a patient-centred approach that recognises the importance of finding common ground with …

Background Patients with multimorbidity are increasingly common in general practice.
Multimorbidity is a challenge for both patients and practitioners because of the complexity of
care and its impact on patients' lives. Single-disease-based guidelines are of limited use to
providers managing patients with multimorbidity.