Interesting, pay-for-performance ended up putting the NHS further in debt:
Both the consultants’ and GPs’ contracts cost the department more than it expected. GPs achieved more “quality points” “” a device to boost earnings of those who deliver better services, consisting largely of nagging patients to have tests. That added £400 million, while consultants cost £90 million more than expected.
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