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The average GP practice will earn £8,000 if it implements the mental health indicators of the 2006-7 GMS contract.
People with severe mental illness die 10 years younger than the rest of the population, not because of suicide or self-harm but because of physical health problems.
The average GP spends 30 per cent of his or her consultation time with patients with mental illness. 95 per cent of people with mental illness receive their healthcare within primary care.
Everyone in a GP practice has a role supporting patients with mental illness: GPs, practice managers, practice nurses, receptionists – and even other patients.
Specific parts of the Quality and Outcomes Framework in the 2006-2007 GP contract are designed to make sure that people with mental illness get better healthcare. Covering them all gains 73 points for your practice – and that equates to more than £8,000 in the average area.
Find out what these points are and more information by ordering or downloading this leaflet.
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