The Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), the pay-for-performance protocol in general practice, has been the subject of significant debate since it was rolled out in 2004. At the core of the debate is whether the quality of general practice can be quantified for the purposes of performance management.
Read MoreIn addition to scrutinizing the details of high level reform of the NHS and social care, CHPI has looked at the implications of policy on the front line of public services.
Crisis in the NHS means patient safety and the well-being of the work force are at stake. Medical leaders and politicians must take responsibility.
Read MoreMartin Blanchard on how older people are losing out with more competition in mental health services.
Read MoreJonathon Tomlinson on the GP crisis and 7-day working.
Read MoreA trainee midwife talks about the recent debate about the presence of Bounty on NHS maternity wards
Read MoreDr Jonathon Tomlinson outlines what the future GP practice could look like
Read MoreJonathon Tomlinson reflects on the difficulties of measuring the quality of general practice and the prospects of improvement.
Read MoreThis analysis looks at the state of care for people with mental health problems today. It argues that the changes in the structure and scale of health services and benefits available to them has made treatment and recovery more difficult and that a changed cultural context has weakened society’s sense of obligation towards people with mental health problems.
Read MoreElizabeth Cotton on difficult working conditions for mental health professionals.
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