%0 Journal Article %A T Burns %A A Cohen %T Item-of-service payments for general practitioner care of severely mentally ill persons: does the money matter? %D 1998 %J British Journal of General Practice %P 1415-1416 %V 48 %N 432 %X 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. %U https://bjgp.org/content/bjgp/48/432/1415.full.pdf