Primary Care Groups and Trusts in England (Primary Care Organisations, or PCOs) are
required to operate a prescribing incentive scheme. Little is known about their development …

Introduction From 2000 to 2004, primary care organisations (PCOs) in England were legally
required to operate a prescribing incentive scheme for their general practices. A statutory …

Abstract Methods Primary care organizations (PCOs) in England are required to run a
prescribing incentive scheme. The average payment received by general practitioners (GPs) …

Objective: To examine the prescribing incentive schemes used by primary care groups
(PCGs); to determine the prescribing indicators used under these schemes; and to assess …

Background In an attempt to curb the rapidly rising costs of primary care prescribing in
Ireland, the government introduced a financial incentive scheme in 1993, to encourage …

Objective: To examine the effects of a financial incentive scheme on prescribing in non-
fundholding general practices. Design: Observational study. Setting: Non-fundholding …

Abstract Background. The 2004 General Medical Services (GMS) contract introduced
financial incentives for the management of chronic illnesses in 10 clinical areas. The effect of …

Objective: In 1993, a scheme to provide incentives to general practitioners to contain the
costs of their prescribing to publicly funded patients was introduced in Ireland. We set out to …

BACKGROUND: The experience from general practice fundholding suggests that financial
incentives may influence prescribing; guidelines and hospital prescribing are two other …

The cost of drugs in the UK has increased at a rate of 4% above inflation over the last ten
years. Prescribing in general practice accounts for 80% of the total drugs bill. Within general …