GPs overlook public health for QOF cash

GPs don't always have the "population view" necessary for public health, says head of policy at the King's Fund.

The quality and outcomes framework has resulted in GPs focusing too narrowly on certain conditions to the detriment of their wider public health role, the King’s Fund has warned.

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