Singlehanded general practitioners are not underperforming

Although the quality of care provided by singlehanded general practitioners has been questioned recently, there is no evidence that they are under performing. Hippisley-Cox et al (p 320) compared process and outcome measures for singlehanded and group practices. The results offer insight into the structural difference between the two types of practice and underline the importance of the effect of other practice characteristics, such as deprivation, on process and outcome measures.


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Do single handed practices offer poorer care? Cross sectional survey of processes and outcomes
Julia Hippisley-Cox, Mike Pringle, Carol Coupland, Vicky Hammersley, and Andrew Wilson
BMJ 2001 323: 320-323. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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