Impact of Financial Incentives on Alcohol Consumption Recording in Primary Health Care Among Adults with Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses: A Cross-Sectional and Retrospective Cohort Study

Conclusion</div>Financial incentives offered by the QOF appear to have a substantial impact on alcohol screening among people with schizophrenia in UK primary care.<div class="boxTitle">Short summary</div>Alcohol screening among people with schizophrenia increased dramatically in primary health care following the introduction of the UK pay for performance incentive scheme (Quality and Outcomes Framework) for severe mental illness, with an 839% rise (>8-fold increase) compared with a 62% increase among people without a over the 13-year study period (2000–2013).</span>
Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism - Category: Addiction Source Type: research