The impact of primary care incentive schemes on care home placements for people with dementia

Panagiotis Kasteridis, Dan Liu, Anne Mason, Maria Karen Goddard, Rowena Jacobs, Raphael Wittenberg, Daniel David Henry Howdon

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Abstract

Objectives: the interface between primary care and long-term care is complex. In the case of dementia, this interface may be influenced by incentives offered to GPs as part of the Quality and
Outcomes Framework (QOF) to provide an annual review for patients with dementia. The hypothesis is that the annual reviews reduce the likelihood of admission to a care home by supporting the patient to live independently and by addressing carers’ needs for support.
Study period: 2006/07 to 2015/16. Outcomes: admissions to a care home.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationYork, UK
PublisherCentre for Health Economics, University of York
Number of pages30
Publication statusPublished - May 2019

Publication series

NameCHE Research Paper
PublisherCentre for Health Economics, University of York
No.164

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