Don’t be an ostrich

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Jessica Harris, general practitioner1

¹Eynsham Medical Group, The Surgery, Long Hanborough, Witney, Oxfordshire OX29 8JL

jessica.harris{at}metronet.co.uk

Spence’s sceptical reaction to the quality and outcomes framework (QOF) will have hit home with many general practitioners.1 Few of us spontaneously welcome the nagging computer prompts that interrupt our consultations, reduce our work to protocols and guidelines, and ignore the subtle, immeasurable aspects of the job. Nor do we like to acknowledge how …