title: Doctors' pay. What seems to be the trouble?
abstract: The long-standing method of paying GPs through a complex system of fees and allowances is under review. The proposed expansion of personal medical services pilots and an increase in the number of salaried GPs could destabilise the current system and lead to perverse outcomes. The introduction of a weighted capitation system allocating resources to health authorities and primary care trusts according to need might ensure equitable distribution of funds.
authors.affiliation: King's Fund.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gillam
mesh_terms: D005194:Family Practice / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D005251:Fees, Medical; D015276:Health Care Rationing; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000191:economics*; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D013222:State Medicine / Q000191:economics; D006113:United Kingdom