title: It is unfair for GPs to be paid £55 for every dementia diagnosis.
abstract: The government proposes to pay GPs £55 for every diagnosis of dementia they make. The aim is to motivate doctors to assess and diagnose dementia so that the number of people identified as living with dementia matches the expected prevalence of the condition.
authors.affiliation: Birmingham City University.
authors.forename: Catharine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jenkins
mesh_terms: D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000191:economics; D058005:General Practitioners / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D006113:United Kingdom