title: Primary care groups. Pie in the sky.
abstract: The proposed formula for allocating funds to primary care groups using census data raises concerns about equity. The proposed formula is based on health needs, but these are difficult to define at practice level. Research applying the proposed formula to 199 practices showed it was more suitable for PCGs than individual practices.
authors.affiliation: Trent Institute for Health Services Research, Nottingham University.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cannock
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D003710:Demography; D005380:Financing, Government / Q000379:methods; D015276:Health Care Rationing / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006801:Humans; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000191:economics*; D006113:United Kingdom