Abstract
General practice characteristics are important for healthcare providers to maximise outcomes. Although different aspects of general practice characteristics have been studied previously, the impact of practice size on the delivery of care has been sparsely studied, particularly in relation to diabetes care. This brief report presents a longitudinal study in Shropshire (66 practices, 16 858 patients with diabetes) to assess the impact of practice size on diabetes care before and after implementation of the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF). Achievement of glycaemic control targets was better before the QOF for larger as compared to smaller practices (P = 0.02 and P = 0.003 for haemoglobin A1c [HbA1c]
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 576-579 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | British Journal of General Practice |
Volume | 58 |
Issue number | 553 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Aug 2008 |
Keywords
- practice size
- quality and outcomes framework
- pay for performance