Letter

Reduction in prescribing cannot confidently be attributed to scheme

BMJ 1996; 313 doi: 10.1136/bmj.313.7070.1484 (Published 7 December 1996)
Cite this as: BMJ 1996;313:1484.1

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  1. Elizabeth Robinson,
  2. Ian Harvey
  1. Medical adviser Avon Health Authority, Bristol BS2 BEE
  2. Consultant senior lecturer in public health medicine Department of Social Medicine, Bristol BS8 2PR

    EDITOR,—D N Bateman and colleagues set out to examine the effects of a financial incentive scheme on prescribing among non-fundholding general practitioners. We are not convinced, however, that they have shown that these general practitioners responded to such incentives in a manner similar to that of fundholding practices, as the authors claim.

    Firstly, from a purely …

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