Socioeconomic deprivation scores as predictors of variations in NHS practice payments: a longitudinal study of English general practices 2013–2017

Louis S Levene; Richard Baker; John Bankart; Nicola Walker; Andrew Wilson

doi:10.3399/bjgp19X704549

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The measure of deprivation in the global sum formula
Hendrik J. Beerstecher

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Hendrik J. Beerstecher, GP, None currently
The measure for deprivation in the Global Sum allocation (Carr-Hill) formula was set out in a response to a 2014 BMJ publication by Boomla et al.¹

We came across the measures as we stripped down and re-calculated practice allocations from the ground up, applying the formula to the raw data.²

References
1. Beerstecher HJ. Letter: GP funding formula masks major inequalities for practices in deprived areas. BMJ 2014; 349: g7648.
2. Rhys G, Beerstecher HJ, Morgan CL. Primary care capitation payments in the UK. An observational study. BMC Health ...
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The measure for deprivation in the Global Sum allocation (Carr-Hill) formula was set out in a response to a 2014 BMJ publication by Boomla et al.¹

We came across the measures as we stripped down and re-calculated practice allocations from the ground up, applying the formula to the raw data.²

References
1. Beerstecher HJ. Letter: GP funding formula masks major inequalities for practices in deprived areas. BMJ 2014; 349: g7648.
2. Rhys G, Beerstecher HJ, Morgan CL. Primary care capitation payments in the UK. An observational study. BMC Health Serv Res 2010; 8; 10:156.
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