Effect of a national primary care pay for performance scheme on emergency hospital admissions for ambulatory care sensitive conditions

"We found relative reductions in rates of emergency admissions for conditions incentivised under the Quality and Outcomes Framework scheme, particularly for coronary heart disease and stroke."

Effect of a national primary care pay for performance scheme on emergency hospital admissions for ambulatory care sensitive conditions: controlled longitudinal study
MJ Harrison, M Dusheiko, M Sutton, H Gravelle, T Doran, M Roland
BMJ 2014;349:g6423

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Cost-effectiveness of a universal strategy of brief dietary intervention for primary prevention in primary care

"A healthy diet is associated with reduced risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer. The study aimed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a universal strategy to promote healthy diet through brief intervention in primary care."

Cost-effectiveness of a universal strategy of brief dietary intervention for primary prevention in primary care: population-based cohort study and Markov model
MC Gulliford, N Bhattarai, J Charlton, C Rudisill
Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, 2014, 12:4

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Modelling factors in primary care quality improvement

"High-quality primary care, including aspects of access to and continuity of care, detection and management, appears to be associated with reducing coronary heart disease mortality."

Modelling factors in primary care quality improvement: a cross-sectional study of premature CHD mortality
K Honeyford, R Baker, MJG Bankart, D Jones
BMJ Open, 2013, 3:e003391

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Factors associated with patient experiences of coronary heart disease

Primary care for chronic illness varies across European healthcare systems.

Identifying factors associated with experiences of coronary heart disease patients receiving structured chronic care and counselling in European primary care
S Ludt, J van Lieshout, SM Campbell, J Rochon, D Ose, T Freund, M Wensing, J Szecsenyi
BMC Health Services Research, 2012, 12:221

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