title: Funding. Adding to local divisions.
abstract: The white paper proposal to fund primary care groups according to a set formula is beset with difficulties. At present there appears to be no suitable formula for allocating funds at sub-district level. Applying to primary care the national formula now used to allocate funds to health authorities would change current spending considerably and could lead to greater inequities.
authors.affiliation: Trent Institute for Health Services Research, Nottingham University, UK.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D002017:Budgets; D003361:Cost Allocation; D005194:Family Practice / Q000191:economics*; D015276:Health Care Rationing / Q000379:methods*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000191:economics*; D006113:United Kingdom