Concern over GP referral bonuses - BBC Health News 27th October 2008

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Paying GPs to cut hospital referral rates could damage confidence in the service, key health staff say. Health bosses in England have started introducing incentive schemes to get doctors to reduce referrals as the NHS tries to achieve hit waiting targets. The NHS Alliance, which represents GPs and community staff, said the payments were not wrong, but were a grey area.

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