TY - JOUR T1 - Telephone reviews of chronic illnesses JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 141 LP - 141 VL - 56 IS - 523 AU - Bernard Fernando AU - Hilary Pinnock AU - Aziz Sheikh Y1 - 2006/02/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/56/523/141.1.abstract N2 - We write in response to the news that national arbiters for the GP contract are to rule on whether telephone reviews for patients with asthma count towards Quality and Outcome Framework targets.1 Not to allow this would be a major setback to those who are developing and implementing innovative service provision models, which aim to increase access and offer choice of routine care to patients with long-term illnesses. The decision by West … ER -