title: General practitioner deprivation payments in Northern Ireland: is the current system equitable?
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Health and Social Care Research Unit, Queen's University of Belfast.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: O'Reilly
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Steele
mesh_terms: D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D005194:Family Practice / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D009660:Northern Ireland; D011204:Poverty Areas; D013222:State Medicine / Q000191:economics; D016526:Workload