Journal article
The Public Health Impact score: A new measure of public health effectiveness for general practices in England
M Ashworth, P Schofield, T Doran, R Cookson, M Sutton, PT Seed, A Howe, R Fleetcroft
British Journal of General Practice | ROYAL COLL GENERAL PRACTITIONERS | Published : 2013
Abstract
Background Health policy in the UK is increasingly focused on the measurement of outcomes rather than structures and processes of health care. Aim To develop a measure of the effectiveness of primary care in terms of population health outcomes. Design and setting A cross-sectional study of general practices in England. Method Twenty clinical quality of care indicators for which there was evidence of mortality reduction were identified from the national Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) payfor- performance scheme. The number of lives saved by 8136 English practices (97.97% of all practices) in 2009/2010 was estimated, based on their performance on these measures, and a public health impact..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The research was supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre based at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London. Tim Doran was supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR-CDF-2011-04-016). The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR or the Department of Health.