General practitioner deprivation payments in Northern Ireland: is the current system equitable?

The allocation of General practitioners deprivation payments has been a contentious issue since it was first proposed. This paper examines the method of allocation of such payments in Northern Ireland. A more equitable system would be based on enumeration districts, have a lower Jarman score and a c...

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Autores principales: O'Reilly, D., Steele, K.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Ulster Medical Society 1998
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2449005/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9885545
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Sumario:The allocation of General practitioners deprivation payments has been a contentious issue since it was first proposed. This paper examines the method of allocation of such payments in Northern Ireland. A more equitable system would be based on enumeration districts, have a lower Jarman score and a closer relationship between Jarman score and remuneration. Unlike other parts of the UK these changes are now possible in Northern Ireland and should be implemented.

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