British NHS GPs are more likely to receive extra financial incentives than in ten other countries, according to a new report. Skip related content
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In a poll of more than 10,000 primary care doctors from 11 developed countries, 89 per cent of British respondents reported they received, or had the potential to receive, extra financial support.
These were based on factors such as achieving targets, managing patients with chronic disease and patient satisfaction.
New Zealand was in next place with a figure of 80 per cent overall, while in Sweden, only ten per cent of doctors reported incentives.
The findings emerged in a survey by the US think tank the Commonwealth Fund, published in Health Affairs.
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