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General Practitioner Deprivation Payments in Northern Ireland: is the Current System Equitable?

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Journal Ulster Med J
Specialty General Medicine
Date 1999 Jan 14
PMID 9885545
Authors
D OReilly
K Steele
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Abstract

The allocation of General practitioners deprivation payments has been a contentious issue since it was first proposed. This paper examines the method of allocation of such payments in Northern Ireland. A more equitable system would be based on enumeration districts, have a lower Jarman score and a closer relationship between Jarman score and remuneration. Unlike other parts of the UK these changes are now possible in Northern Ireland and should be implemented.

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