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The UK’s pay for performance system for primary care has produced some benefits, including reducing inequalities between practices, but Stephen Gillam and Nicholas Steel argue that it is time to reduce...
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The UK’s Quality and Outcomes Framework, which was introduced in 2004 to reward general practitioners for meeting performance targets, has been controversial. Tim Doran and colleagues reflect on the...
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