title: Item-of-service payments for general practitioner care of severely mentally ill persons: does the money matter?
abstract: A pilot of item-of-service payments (85 Pounds per annum per patient) to general practitioners for monitoring long-term mentally ill individuals was successful in recruiting practices and ensuring assessments. It did not, however, demonstrate an improvement in health care.
authors.affiliation: Community Psychiatry Section, St George's Hospital Medical School, London.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Burns
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cohen
mesh_terms: D005194:Family Practice / Q000191:economics*; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000628:therapy*