TY - JOUR T1 - The QOF, NICE, and depression JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 717 LP - 718 DO - 10.3399/bjgp11X612990 VL - 61 IS - 593 AU - David Jewell Y1 - 2011/12/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/61/593/717.3.abstract N2 - In his defence of the depression parts of the QOF, Alan Cohen also unwittingly illustrates some of the problems of the whole process.1 For instance, when he states that patients like the use of questionnaires, it is because ‘they feel as though their symptoms are being taken seriously’, not because he can quote more substantive evidence that it makes a difference to harder outcomes. Too much concentration on process and not outcomes. Note that Dr Cohen is not claiming GPs are taking the symptoms more seriously; the implication is that the designers … ER -