Associations between exemption and survival outcomes in the UK's primary care pay-for-performance programme: a retrospective cohort study

Conclusions
Older, multimorbid and more deprived patients are more likely to be exempted from the scheme. Exception reported patients are more likely to die in the following year, whether they are exempted by the practice for a contraindication or by themselves through informed dissent. Further research is needed to understand the relationship between exception reporting and patient outcomes.

Source: BMJ Quality and Safety - August 16, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Kontopantelis, E., Springate, D. A., Ashcroft, D. M., Valderas, J. M., van der Veer, S. N., Reeves, D., Guthrie, B., Doran, T. Tags: Open access, BMJQS Noteworthy articles Original research Source Type: research