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Provision of smoking cessation support in UK primary care: impact of the 2012 QOF revision.

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Before 2012, UK GPs were paid only to offer cessation advice to smokers and only to those with smoking-related disease, a minority of all smokers. From 2012, GPs are now paid to offer all smokers referral for behavioural support and medication to assist cessation at least once every 2 years.To quantify the impact of this new recommendation and payment on indicators of smoking cessation activity.Interrupted time series analysis of data from general practices in England contributing data to The...

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Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.3399/bjgp15x688117

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Primary Care Health Sciences
Role:
Author
Publisher:
Royal College of General Practitioners Publisher's website
Journal:
British Journal of General Practice Journal website
Volume:
66
Issue:
642
Pages:
e10-e15
Publication date:
2016-01-01
DOI:
EISSN:
1478-5242
ISSN:
0960-1643
Language:
English
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pubs:588159
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uuid:a0e593c0-1c65-425c-bcd7-abc97fb15465
Local pid:
pubs:588159
Source identifiers:
588159
Deposit date:
2016-01-22

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