Determinants of primary medical care quality measured under the new UK contract: cross sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify factors associated with the quality of primary medical care incentivised under the new UK general medical services contract.

Design

Cross sectional study.

Setting

NHS Ayrshire and Arran area, Scotland.

Participants

60 general practices.

Main outcome measures

Quality scores reflecting the total points achieved on the 10 clinical domains and holistic care. Univariate and multivariate regression analyses were used to relate quality scores to measures of population characteristics, urban-rural location, general practitioner characteristics, clinical team size and composition, practice characteristics, and income from other sources.

Results

Deprivation was associated with higher scores. Quality scores increased with the size of th

SUBMITTER: Sutton M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1370969 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature