Workload and reward in the Quality and Outcomes Framework of the 2004 general practice contract

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 56, Issue 532, 2006, Pages 836-841

  Guthrie, Bruce ^a   McLean, Gary ^b   Sutton, Matt ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Family practice; Physician incentive plans; Quality healthcare; Workload

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CANCER; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTRACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPILEPSY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHYROIDISM; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MENTAL DISEASE; PHYSICIAN INCOME; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REWARD; STROKE; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKLOAD;

FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REWARD; SCOTLAND; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33750925409     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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