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Comparative Study
. 1998 Jul;48(432):1415-6.

Item-of-service payments for general practitioner care of severely mentally ill persons: does the money matter?

T Burns  1 , A Cohen
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Comparative Study

Item-of-service payments for general practitioner care of severely mentally ill persons: does the money matter?

T Burns et al. Br J Gen Pract. 1998 Jul.

Abstract

A pilot of item-of-service payments (85 Pounds per annum per patient) to general practitioners for monitoring long-term mentally ill individuals was successful in recruiting practices and ensuring assessments. It did not, however, demonstrate an improvement in health care.

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