More or less the entire point of the system is that it is designed to work
for PCGs...
Andrew
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> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Ahmad Risk
> Sent: 06 April 1998 23:04
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> Subject: Re: PCG and practice drug budgets (was Branded drugs)
>
>
> On 04/06/98 10:47:47, "Andrew Herd" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> >You are of course, free to pursue any strategy you like, but bear in mind
> >that there are only 17 underspent HAs where prescribing is concerned. I
> >would suggest that any system of penalties you can think of (a)
> won't make
> >you personally very popular (b) may be difficult to get a PCG to
> accept (c)
> >won't work as well (d) may get you on TV for reasons you might not be so
> >comfortable with!
> >
> >Why not try it? What about the Risk association for depriving
> overspending
> >practices of money?
>
> Andrew: it may have escaped your attention that the question was a
> blend of irony and sarcasm! (I blame it on ascii text!)
>
> I only asked it because that is precisely what a PCG might actually do!
> Jon Rogers certainly thinks so.
>
> In fact, I agree with you. Your system does work. However, your
> system will probably die a death in the world of PCGs.
>
> You sound like the bloke who thought I was coming round the idea of PCGs
> when I said "roll on PCG happy days, I can't wait!".
>
> Ahmad
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