TY - JOUR T1 - Item-of-service payments for general practitioner care of severely mentally ill persons: does the money matter? JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 1415 LP - 1416 VL - 48 IS - 432 AU - T Burns AU - A Cohen Y1 - 1998/07/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/48/432/1415.abstract N2 - A pilot of item-of-service payments (85 Pounds per annum per patient) to general practitioners for monitoring long-term mentally ill individuals was successful in recruiting practices and ensuring assessments. It did not, however, demonstrate an improvement in health care. ER -