Do GP Registrars Care about QOF? An Audit of General Practice Registrar Quality and Outcome Framework Achievement
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In the first week of February 2013 random routine surgeries were retrospectively selected for each registrar and each patient’s notes were reviewed with regards to how many QOF indicators had been addressed or missed by the registrar during the consultation. A second round of audit was conducted during the final week of February to investigate if the recommendations for change in practice had made any difference to clinical performance.
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تاریخ انتشار 2017