General practitioner deprivation payments in Northern Ireland: is the current system equitable?
The allocation of General practitioners deprivation payments has been a contentious issue since it was first proposed. This paper examines the method of allocation of such payments in Northern Ireland. A more equitable system would be based on enumeration districts, have a lower Jarman score and a closer relationship between Jarman score and remuneration. Unlike other parts of the UK these changes are now possible in Northern Ireland and should be implemented.
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D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D005194:Family Practice / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D009660:Northern Ireland; D011204:Poverty Areas; D013222:State Medicine / Q000191:economics; D016526:Workload