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Prescribing. Saving graces.

D Baines1, D Whynes

  • 1Birmingham University, UK.

The Health Service Journal
|October 9, 1997
PubMed
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Consideration of general practitioners' (GPs) prescribing budgets is crucial if fundholding is dismantled. Budgeting by consent, involving GPs in budget setting, is a potential alternative requiring further research before implementation.

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Area of Science:

  • Health economics
  • Primary care management
  • Pharmaceutical policy

Background:

  • The dismantling of fundholding necessitates a review of existing prescribing budget management systems.
  • Current prescribing budget structures for general practitioners (GPs) require careful consideration during policy transitions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore alternative prescribing budget models in the context of potential fundholding dismantling.
  • To emphasize the need for further research into prescribing budgets before policy changes are enacted.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review on fundholding and prescribing budget models.
  • Analysis of potential implications for GP budgeting.

Main Results:

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  • Budgeting by consent, which involves GPs in setting their own budgets, is proposed as a viable option.
  • The study highlights a lack of comprehensive research on prescribing budgets.

    • Conclusions:

    • Abandoning current prescribing budget systems without adequate research and alternative planning is inadvisable.
    • Further investigation into prescribing budgets is essential to inform future healthcare policy and ensure effective financial management in primary care.