QOF mental health indicators have no impact on suicide rates, says study Incentivising GPs to improve care for patients with a mental illness through QOF has had no affect on suicide rates, according to new research.
The study from the University of Manchester and University of York investigated the relationship between severe mental illness (SMI) and depression QOF indicators and the suicide rates in England from 2006 to 2014.
The paper, published in The British Journal of Psychiatry, concluded that while 38,511 suicides were recorded in England during that time, there was no association between QOF indicator performance and local suicide rates. Pulse
No comments:
Post a Comment