Attitudes to the public release of comparative information on the quality of general practice care: qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine the attitudes of service users, general practitioners, and clinical governance leads based in primary care trusts to the public dissemination of comparative reports on quality of care in general practice, to guide the policy and practice of public disclosure of information in primary care.

Design

Qualitative focus group study using mock quality report cards as prompts for discussion.

Setting

12 focus groups held in an urban area in north west England and a semirural area in the south of England.

Participants

35 service users, 24 general practitioners, and 18 clinical governance leads.

Results

There was general support for the principle of publishing comparative information, but all three stakeholder groups expressed concerns about t

SUBMITTER: Marshall MN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC136927 | biostudies-literature | 2002 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature